r/Theremin

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five radio theremin *HELPP*

Normally theremins contain two radios. No more, no less. And yeah, I know it's technically possible to make a one-radio theremin... but that's not why I'm here.

See, I went down a bit of a rabbit hole and found this website where someone made a theremin using three radios. I thought that was pretty cool, but... just three? I mean, I've heard of that several times before.

So naturally my next thought was, what if someone made a four-radio theremin?

After a while of digging around the internet, I actually found a post on r/CircuitBending where the OP had built a theremin out of four AM radios. The only explanation they gave was:

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Which got me thinking...

Just for the love of the game, kind of like how mathematicians study pure math or knot theory just because it's interesting, would it be possible to build a five-radio theremin? Or six? Or even more? I'm not asking because it would necessarily be useful. I just think it's a fascinating idea, and I'm curious if there's some theoretical limit that makes it impossible, or if it's just something nobody's really bothered to try.

Basically, before I waste my time (and probably my money), is there any reason a five-or-more-radio theremin couldn't work?

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A bit of live modular with my Mantis rack in Sydney last month, not sure of any genre here but the crowd seemed to like it ... and monitoring using the main PA (didn't bring my isolation cans) always fun!

u/GaryPHayes — 3 days ago

I made a camera-controlled theremin-like app. Does this interaction make sense to actual theremin players?

I have wanted to try a theremin for years, but I have never played a real one. I have only seen them in videos, so I am curious how wrong or usable this feels to people who actually know the instrument.

Last weekend I made a free experimental iPhone/iPad app called Hoverophone. It tracks your hand with the camera: hand position controls pitch, and volume is controlled by the distance between thumb and index finger. Pinch together means silence, open the fingers and it gets louder. The idea was to keep one hand free, while still keeping the “playing in the air” feeling.

I am not claiming it is a real theremin. I am more interested in whether this feels like a useful theremin-inspired instrument, or whether it misses something essential.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6781463406

u/Aggravating-Seat-926 — 8 days ago