mrjonthehat tries out the presets on his Moog Theremini. Played through the internal speaker. Pitch correction, FX and volume, all set to 'Max' Theremini callibrated to personal playing position preferences.
Because it is digital, you can adjust the octave range, and start on whatever note you want for each voice. When playing, it is probably best to stick to a 3-4 octave range, but you might want a more dramatic range... and you can set it up. I haven't tested the maximum. The Theremini manual can be downloaded as a pdf file from the moog website, if you want specifics.
Hoping this answers your question... From the moog website:- "Connect the Theremini to a computer using the mini USB port, it will automatically send MIDI CC messages to your Digital Audio Workstation. By default, the voltage of the pitch antenna sends CC 20 while the volume antenna sends CC 2, both over MIDI Channel 1. However you can change the CC message or MIDI channel for each by pressing SETUP and then navigating to the MIDI CV setup menu. These MIDI CC messages can then be mapped to any parameter of a virtual instrument or sent to an external synth by your DAW. So for instance, if you wanted to play a VST using conventional theremin technique, you would map CC 2 to the volume of the instrument and then map CC 20 to the pitch within your DAW. The Theremini’s antennae would then change the sound in the same way it would change its onboard sounds. To control an external synth with the Theremini, you will have to change the MIDI CC each antenna outputs to the CC corresponding to whatever parameter of your hardware synth you want to control. Note that the Theremini does not output NOTE data or GATE. So you will have to either play a note manually, send a continuous MIDI note, or use the hold or sustain function on your instrument if it has one. "
@mrjonthehat Wow seems complicated. Thanks for the detailed answer bro. I'm more of a hardware guy (but i am rather fond of GarageBand and Zenbeats) I'll just stick to my older easy to understand synthesizers lol. Greetings from Texas 💯
It's quite a difficult instrument to use, to try and play along with a band, but it is fun, and the digital pitch stepping, and display help you stay in tune. It is also cheaper and more versatile than other theremin, is easy to transport and set up, and it has a built in speaker as well as lines in and out, so it doesn't need to be played through an amp. I would recommend it. Everyone wants to try to play it, and hear it.,so resale value would probably be higher than most musical instruments. 🤪
