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A theremin is a synthesizer instrument used to create very pitchy notes. There is two antennae on the sides of the instrument, one is used to control the volume, the other is used to control the pitch. Depending on how far away your hand or object is away from the antennae, the louder/softer or higher/softer the sound is. The antennae emit radio signals to form a weak form of radar. All I can say for sure that it sounds really cool.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe theremin works by making the player's hands part of electronic circuits. As the hands change distance with respect to the theremin's antennas, the resulting changes in electrical capacitance between the antennas and hands alter the pitch and volume of the theremin's tone.
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Who invented the theremin and in what year?
Leon Theremin invented the theremin in 1920.
How much does a theremin cost?
Theremin's cost anywhere from approximately 175.00$ to 2000.00$.
What is the musical instrument known as an electro-theremin?
The electro-theremin is also called a tannerin. Probably the best-known example of electro-theremin music is on the Beach Boys song Good Vibrations.
What unusual instrument wad used in Messiaen's Turgalila Symphony?
The Ondes Martenot, an electronic instrument played on a keyboard, which produces a wavering sound similar to the theremin.
What is the name of the instrument that is like a box with wires and makes alien synth like sounds?
Hey mike its me "Alma" And its called a "Theremin"
What is the instrument that was used for sound effects in b rated scifi movies?
Theremin.
Who invented the theremin and in what year?
Leon Theremin invented the theremin in 1920.
Who made the first Theremin?
Leon Theremin
When was the theremin invented?
The theremin was invented in 1920.
Where does the theremin come from?
The Russian scientist Leon Theremin was the one who invented the theremin.
When was The Art of the Theremin created?
The Art of the Theremin was created in 1987.
What is Leon Theremin's birthday?
Leon Theremin was born on August 15, 1896.
When was Leon Theremin born?
Leon Theremin was born on August 15, 1896.
When did Léon Theremin die?
Léon Theremin died on 1993-11-03.
When was Léon Theremin born?
Léon Theremin was born on 1896-08-15.
How much does a theremin cost?
Theremin's cost anywhere from approximately 175.00$ to 2000.00$.
What is making the alternating high and low sound effect of the Obit Machine on the early Outer Limits episode called OBIT 1963?
I believe that you may be referring to the Theremin. It was a musical instrument invented by a former Russian, Leon Theremin. It utilized two antennae that were influenced by the operator's hands relative to the antennae without touching. The electrico-magnetic flux around the antennae were indiced by the relative distance on one's hands to the emf. The electrical signals were affected, and subsequently altered the pitch of the sound emitted from the speaker. It was used for many sci-fi oriented films of it's day for it's eerie sounding electronic sounds. Movies like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" featured it in soundtracks and sound effects. It has been rediscovered by later generations of music makers like, Matthew Sweet. Why would it be a Theremin? The Theremin does not sound like this. I appreciate your intent, but Theremin makes a simple gliding pitch sound. Simple circuit. This sound is complex, many pitches! No, its got to be some combination of a few elements. You can hear tape speed changes between the alternations (wow and flutter). There is also a higher pitched sound riding on top of all of it that seems to track with the tape pitch change. Too early for Moog or Buchla, Arp etc (1963). Not a Novachord either. Sounds just like a steady sound that the pitch changes via tape playback (or record) speed change.
