PhilRudland

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Some of my Theremin playing. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 1 points 10 hours ago

This is my version of Vincent by Don Mclean. A few little errors, but overall very acceptable to me at least. I hope you like it, if so, please like and subscribe. Thank you!

https://rankett.net/w/8TtdiRDRYMaoAkut8R3U8H

General Discussion. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 1 points 1 week ago

Grr… I am so busy with things at the moment that my Theremin playing has been very severely limited. Hopefully I can get back on track in the next week or two and get some recording done!

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General Discussion. (leminal.space)
 

Put your post in here if it does not fit anywhere else :-)

A bit about me. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not really, I enjoy a lot of music and particularly bands like Goldfrapp, David Bowie, Massive Attack, Pink Floyd etc Probably the thought of playing along with Pink Floyd inspired me. Definately listening to Carolina Eyck play was the biggest motivation.

Buying a Theremin. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 1 points 3 weeks ago

Apparently there are tuning problems with the pitch antenna.

A bit about me. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

For some reason the sound haunted me. I resisted for years until I finally bit the bullet and now I love it. As to the cats and fish, the cats tolerate it sometimes, at other times they leave the room. Maybe that is due to how I'm playing, lol. The fish seem to enjoy it.

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Buying a Theremin. (leminal.space)
 

These are my thoughts on buying a Theremin as a newcomer.

Buy a relatively cheap one, around £100 if you are not certain whether the Theremin is right for you.

I would recommend the LV4 as it is far easier to tune than the Open Theremin. The Theremini is not recommended.

If you are certain you and the Theremin are made for each other, then price wise you can go up to about £8,000. You can get a very good Theremin in the £750 to £1500 range.

It would seem that Moog have stopped producing Etherwave Theremins, so you will only get second hand now.

My recommended choices are - D-Lev Theremin (long waiting list) or a Theremin from Dominik Bednarz. Mine is a Subscope Voicematic V120 with all the extras. Price is determined by which modules you want, but range from about £700 to about £1400.Contact him at bednarz@subscope.de

These are just guidlines, ultimately the choice is yours. I researched and bought according to which produced the best sound in my opinion. You should do the same!

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Some useful Theremin sites. (leminal.space)
 

Some links for you all -

https://www.carolinaeyck.com/ - Carolina Eyck’s home page https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLO67K64m9F4UEiJLd_QArZ8owpBfoeIvY - How to play an octave with Carolina Eyck https://zwentzen.wordpress.com/wpcontent/uploads/2010/10/thereminmethod.pdf - Clara Rockmore’s method http://www.thereminworld.com/ https://www.patreon.com/c/carolinaeyck/membership - become a patreon of Carolina Eyck and get cool stuff ! https://www.youtube.com/@gblanctheremin - another great Thereminist.

Some of my Theremin playing. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, edited.

Some of my Theremin playing. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, edited.

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Some of my Theremin playing. (leminal.space)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by PhilRudland@leminal.space to c/Theremin@leminal.space
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Here is the link to some of my Theremin playing. Some are quite bad, some not so bad - I am improving slowly. The older they are, the more chance of duff notes ! https://rankett.net/a/philr/videos

New Community - Theremin!! in c/newcommunities@lemmy.world
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 5 points 3 weeks ago

I have the Theremin sheet music for both, done by Carolina Eyck - Perhaps I should learn to play them.

New Community - Theremin!! in c/newcommunities@lemmy.world
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 1 points 3 weeks ago

Errrm.... quite possibly!

New Community - Theremin!! in c/newcommunities@lemmy.world
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 1 points 3 weeks ago

It certainly is oddball, but when mastered produces such beautiful sounds.

New Community - Theremin!! in c/newcommunities@lemmy.world
A bit about me. in c/Theremin@leminal.space
[–] PhilRudland@leminal.space 4 points 3 weeks ago

Nice one, thank you !

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New Community - Theremin!! (leminal.space)
 

Hi all. I've just arrived from Reddit - r/Theremin to be exact - and have set up a new community all about the theremin. If you have a Theremin or are just interested in them, please join me. I shall post information there and links to Theremin videos.

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A bit about me. (leminal.space)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by PhilRudland@leminal.space to c/Theremin@leminal.space
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I'm Phil, born in 1952 and took up playing the Theremin in December 2022. I play on a Subscope Voicematic V120 made by Dominik Bednarz in Germany. I have limited practice time, so my standard is reasonable rather than good. My learning has come from Carolina Eyck through her "Art of Playing the Theremin". Up until recently I was using r/Theremin on Reddit, but have now moved away from all corporation controlled social media. I post my Theremin videos on PeerTube and use Mastodon as my main social media. I live with my partner Hayley, two cats and three fish tanks in Hampshire where we work as gardeners. I would love this to become a good replacement for r/Theremin.

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