A fellow reader mentioned an instrument called a ”Theremin” on a recent post.
Wow!!!
You can find anything on YouTube these days
A fellow reader mentioned an instrument called a ”Theremin” on a recent post.
Wow!!!
You can find anything on YouTube these days
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Joe - I particularly like the 2nd composition. It’s such an interesting instrument. Thanks for finding these videos.
You said you have one yourself. Was it hard to learn?
Comment by Jenny — February 10, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
Hi, Jenny! That 2nd song is one of the main themes from a video game called Final Fantasy X.
Also, this is a group blog, so the videos were found by xraytech.
Joe, you have a theremin?!
Comment by Mike — February 12, 2008 @ 11:13 am
Ah, thanks Mike, I didn’t realize.
Is Final Fantasy a cool game? Sounds fun. I’m obviously not up on all video games.
I’m still wanting to hear about Joe’s personal theremin experience too.
Comment by Jenny — February 12, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
Final Fantasy has a long standing history in video game. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it is definitely a standard for a particular genre of video gaming today. Great music was borne of this series.
Another contributor, radium226, was able to play with a Theremin at the Maker Faire. Maybe he can chime in, too?
Comment by Mike — February 12, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
Sounds like a musical saw…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-dcufWKW9U&feature=related
Comment by xraytech — February 13, 2008 @ 9:24 pm
Yes Mike! Check out the Paia Corporation website. They make very inexpensive build-it-yourself kits for just about any cool, analog type of synth you could want. I have their Theremin kit, and their Fatman analog synth kit.
http://www.paia.com/
Comment by Joe — February 14, 2008 @ 11:42 am