PAiA Theremax and MIDI interface

As much fun as the "virtual" MIDI Theremin is, I thought it was about time I got off my butt and finished the cabinet and MIDI interface for the PAiA Theremax I built last year.

I'm still experimenting with different modes of operation, here are two that I've tried - continuous mode where the Theremax sounds a single middle C, then modulates the pitch bend wheel and volume.

The second mode is discrete mode where individual notes are sounded in a "blues" style scale. This mode is much more musical, but you lose the ability to modulate the sounds.

I need to experiment more with different pitch scaling, in an attempt to produce a more linear response from the Theremin. It also really needs a softsynth with some special Theremin control interfaces to be a more expressive...

Again filmed in the Basement of Glittering Delights (tm) - this time featuring the patented hole-in-the-ceiling-to-accommodate-things-on-the-top-shelf.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Theremin
• PAiA
• Theremax
• MIDI
• Arduino

[U2B4S]

Excellent! You shouldn't have said anything. I thought you were playing the blues. I did wonder about the limited movement with the pitch hand though... Yes, with some arpeggios transposed up or down, you'd be playing some Philip Glass -like music in no time.

[shobley]

Thanks...

[shobley]

No, I don't claim any ability as a Theremin player...

[kordou]

could you give some info about how to create the arduino for the theremax ? or if you dould provied it ready and on what price

[HousekaterClaudio]

Very good work! 

[tekkentool]

Nice work, is there any possibility of uploading the plans for the interface?

[ThomasGrillo]

Great work on that interface! :)

Thanks for the demo.