Recording a theremin

[KieranTAC]

How would you approach recording a theremin? What would your mic choice be and what tecnique. An specific plug-ins you would use or production techniques.

This is for a dissertation so any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, KJ.

 

[Massive Master]

I'd prefer a really dead space for it - Unless you're looking for a "roomy sound" on tape (disc, etc.), I'm big on getting the control over it that comes from a dead space.

Mics... Jebus... You can put anything on it that sounds right. In a dead space you can just toss a small and a large diaphragm condenser up and start tweaking until you're getting what you want.

It really depends on the model & mods and... Well, just everything. The tone, the tone you actually want...

Boy, I really didn't help much at all on that...

John Scrip - www.massivemastering.com

 

[MarkoPolo]

They also go from very low volumes to very high volumes,
So a compressor will be needed,
I have also done them direct into a tube pre then comp then into the board and had really good results also or you could go direct and use a good condenser mic and combine the tracks.

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo K-TAC:

Theremin, huh? A weird ax. Kind of like waving your hands and pulling a sound out of the air.

Trivia: Years back I was looking through the Chicago Musicians' Union book: there were hundreds of drummers, horn players, keyboard folks, etc. But, I did note, there was only ONE union theremin player and I caught her ONCE on WGN.

It's all in the wrists.

Green Hornet