Description
The Etherwave Plus Theremin has the same sound engine of a 2000 Etherwave model, including a five-octave pitch range and reliable spacing between notes, but extends this instrument into the realm of functioning as a CV/Gate controller. It provides separate control signal (CV) outputs for each antenna, and Gate (Trigger) output as well. It allows CV/Gate keyboards and/or analog voltage-controlled modules to function under theremin control. Antennas are nickel-plated 3/8″ brass tube and cabinets are furniture-grade hardwood, finished in classic Moog stain. The theremin was developed by the Russian Lev Termen in 1919, whose name was Gallicized to Leon Theremin during his successful concerts in France in the late 1920s. The instrument is played without being touched, by moving one’s hands into electromagnetic fields surrounding pitch and loudness antennae. The theremin enjoyed a vogue in film scores during the ‘forties and ‘fifties, although it appears in more-recent underscores. The earliest virtuoso performers on the instrument were female, a tradition that continues. Clara Rockmore, Lucy Bigelow Rosen, Pamelia Kurstin (theremin walking bass not to be missed), Carolina Eyck, Dorit Chrysler, and Katica Illényi are exemplary of this tradition.
