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Re: It has a couple of important neat innovations making it unlike a phototherem by Furcifer 07/12/2006, 2:33am PDT
Liz Enkittengasm wrote:

That optical theremin you linked link only uses the photo transistor to affect pitch, it has no other controls, whereas the Thingamagoop has knobs affecting the limits of the photo cell's range.

I see, the link I posted was also only "half an optical theremin," lacking the amplitude control. Here's an example of a full circuit, with amplitude control. It would be trivial to add some pots or switches for range control as well.
In that way, they've turned a cute but useless little screeching box into something that could potentially be used for music.

It's clever, but I don't see how you could really make music with it. The demos make it out to be no more than an expensive toy.
that midi theremin seems kind stupid - if you're going to use MIDI then why not just buy a reliable XYZ controller like an Alesis Photon?

I hadn't seen the Photon. Is it precise enough to play like a full instrument, or does it only generate 7-bit controller values?
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Bleep Labs Thingamagoop by Fullofkittens 07/06/2006, 10:07pm PDT NEW
    $100 by Johnny Merzbow 07/07/2006, 6:36pm PDT NEW
    I love how he uses the turntable as an LFO NT by Entropy Stew 07/07/2006, 8:15pm PDT NEW
    So, half an optical theremin. by Furcifer 07/11/2006, 6:55pm PDT NEW
        None of those are analog subtractive synths. They aren't even theramins by Entropy Stew 07/11/2006, 10:52pm PDT NEW
            Re: None of those are analog subtractive synths. They aren't even theramins by Furcifer 07/12/2006, 1:24am PDT NEW
        It has a couple of important neat innovations making it unlike a phototheremin. by Liz Enkittengasm 07/11/2006, 11:37pm PDT NEW
            Re: It has a couple of important neat innovations making it unlike a phototherem by Furcifer 07/12/2006, 2:33am PDT NEW
                neat innovations by Encruster 07/12/2006, 4:02am PDT NEW
                Re: It has a couple of important neat innovations making it unlike a phototherem by Fullofkittens 07/12/2006, 7:09am PDT NEW
 
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