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Whistle Stopper - Moog Music Etherwave Theremin
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Our Price: $379.00
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Manufacturer: Moog Music
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Brand: Moog Music
EAN: 0400061954203
Label: Moog Music
Manufacturer: Moog Music
Publisher: Moog Music
Studio: Moog Music
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Summary: Very easy to play, impossible to master!
Comment: This theremin does not have a linear scale, unlike the (now defunct) Etherwave Pro. It is easy to set up (all you need is a mic stand and an amp), and a LOT of fun to play. You have control over the sensitivities of the volume antenna and the pitch antenna, you can control the waveform and the brightness of the sound, which gives it whatever character you want. It is tremendous fun to play, but one of my cats does not like the sound of it and tries to stop me from playing it within minutes of my starting. Endless hours of fun, if you don't have a cat/critic.
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Summary: Great Quality At A Reasonable Price
Comment: The Moog Etherwave Theremin is a great instrument. Robert Moog had been designing and building theremins since high school, and this model is the result of those many years of experience. And the price is quite reasonable considering you're getting a real professional quality instrument. Anything less is more of a toy.
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Summary: The current standard Theremin instrument
Comment: The Moog Music Etherwave has rapidly become the definitive instrument for Theremin beginners, for good reason: it's solidly made and has excellent performance. Theremins are an inherently difficult insturment to begin with, and a poorly made instrument can easily make the difference between "incredibly difficult" and "completely impossible". Unlike most cheaper Theremins, the Etherwave is definitely playable, and professional musicians do use it both on stage and in the recording studio. It has a thick, solid wood shell, and two detachable chrome antennas which seem more solid in person than they do in a photo. The unit is relatively lightweight, and I'd guess it weighs about the same as my laptop.
As for its sound, it has a fairly classic theremin sound... some people complain it's a bit thin, but I've found that depends a lot more on the amplifier and (if applicable) equalizer used than on the instrument itself. When hooked up to professional gear, my Etherwave sounds rich and fat.
My Etherwave has appeared at several major science fiction conventions. I like that I can throw it in a small bag over my shoulder, pack a small amp in another bag, and use a standard microphone stand that's borrowable at most performance venues if I don't want to carry one. (I have a folding stand I can bring along, too.) Probably over a thousand people have toyed with my Etherwave, and most of them told me they had fun with it. The instrument's difficulty does not subtract from its fun value.
Don't forget that at a minimum you'll also need to get an amplifier (a keyboard amp: the Etherwave is a bit too powerful for a guitar amp although one can be used in a pinch), a stand (a microphone stand, as I said, without a boom arm), and an audio cable to connect the Theremin to the amp (a standard inexpensive "guitar cord" with 1/4 inch male connectors at both ends).
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Moog Etherwave theremin is an authentic adaptation of inventor Leon Theremin's original design (The theremin is one of the oldest electronic instruments, and the only one known that you play without touching. Pitch and volume are controlled by moving your hands in the space around its antennas). 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. T
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