Moog Etherwave Standard Theramin
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The first electronic instrument was the theremin, played by moving ones hands around—but not touching—its antennas. This primitive device provided unearthly sounds for Sci-Fi and Horror movies during the heyday of the Drive-In. In the 1950’s a young Bob Moog got his start building theremins. The instrument received an unexpected boost in to the pop music world in 1966 when The Beachboy’s “Good Vibratons”, with its soaring theremin line, became a number one hit. This ushered in the modern age of synthesis. Soon Moog was making his groundbreaking synthesizers. In the 1990’s Moog endeavored to once-again build theremins, designing the Etherwave, a quality theremin that retains many characteristics of the originals, including a five-octave pitch range and reliable spacing between notes for playability. Antennas are nickel-plated 3/8" brass tube and cabinets are furniture-grade hardwood. The Etherwave is fitted with an adapter for mounting on a mic-stand and is designed for use with an amplifier. The unit ships fully- assembled and comes with an instructional video (which, believe us, you’re going to need!)
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The theremin is one of the oldest electronic instruments, and the only one known that you play without touching. Moving your hands in the space around its antennas controls pitch and volume. Like the Ethervox, the Etherwave is an authentic adaptation of inventor Leon Theremin's original design.
The Etherwave is a quality theremin with a design that retains many characteristics of the original theremins, including a five-octave pitch range and reliable spacing between notes for sophisticated playability. Antennas are nickel-plated 3/8" brass tube and cabinets are furniture-grade hardwood, finished black. The Etherwave is fitted with an adapter for mounting on a standard microphone stand and is designed for use with a musical instrument amplifier such as the Moog TB-15.
All Etherwaves in the ship with two video tutorials on one DVD: Clara Rockmore: the Greatest Theremin Virtuosa, and Mastering the Theremin, featuring Lydia Kavina.
Features
* POWER rocker switch - switches on and off the AC power to theremin.
* AUDIO OUT - standard 1/4" phone jack, which delivers line level output to your amplifier.
* PITCH rotary control, for adjusting the response of the pitch antenna.
* VOLUME rotary control, for adjusting the response of the volume antenna.
* WAVEFORM rotary control, for adjusting the waveform of the audio output.
* BRIGHTNESS rotary control, for adjusting the brightness of the audio output.
* POWER INPUT - receptacle for the special AC adapter that comes with the Etherwave. 110 volt and 220 volt adapters are available.
* ANTENNA CONNECTORS - threaded connectors which allow the antennas to be removed for travel.
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