moog mg-1 ?

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theremins

You can listen to just about any old sci-fi movie from the 50s and 60s and hear what a theremin sounds like.

Moog / Bigbriar (www.bigbriar.com) makes a great theremin. and.... *drools* I think their performance synth just came out! Paia (www.paia.com) also makes a good theremin called the Theremax... well actually its a kit so, in truth, YOU actually make it.

darrin, are you referring to that airsynth thingy?
 
I have built the paia theremin. Even twice. It's ok, but it really doesn't sound like the ones with tubes, that you can listen to here. (Just try some of the other discs too, it won't play over here at work.)

I also played with the Big Briar theremin at a local shop. Might be a little more stable, I dunno, soundwise I liked the Paia better I think. But they really don't compare to the vocal-like sounds that they have on those cd's...
 
true the air fx isnt a traditional theremin in the sense you are moving your hand in a field other than one generated by rf. but the control is the same. It was a fun thing to use to get more sounds.

I think they used a theremin on "Dazed and Confused" and "Good vibrations".
 
ha ha

that reminds me, did you ever hear the Psychic TV version of "Good Vibrations", or worse yet... see the video.... ? Genesis P. Oridge with blonde hair! HA HA! oh, damn... I think its stuck in my head now...
 
The Air FX isn't a tradiational theremin in any sense. It's an effects box, which you control by positioning your hand around the fx units "eye".

The theremin is a synthesizer that you control by positioning your hands closer or further away from two antennaes.

Any similarities is just the similarities in input. Thats it. It's like saying that "my computer is not a traditional piano" just because it has a keyboard... :)
 
yamaha sh-2000

Anyone ever play one of these...I found one in my local music store in rural Japan in mint condition. They know about the vintage stuff here so its about 700 US dollars or so...still it looks tempting..

what do you think?
 
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