Since the 1920's the theremin has intrigued people with its space-controlled, highly expressive sound. Now you can have a theremin that combines classic tone and playability with the latest music technology -- the world's first MIDI theremin: The Ethervox.

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What is a Theremin?

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

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.

On stage, in the production studio, or in your home music room the Ethervox performs in the tradition of the finest musical instruments. The visual appeal of its unique hand-crafted and hand-finished mahogany cabinet perfectly complements the instrument's carefully crafted state-of-the-art circuitry. Antenna response has been adjusted to give the best possible combination of range and playability. Three specially designed tone color controls enable you to tailor the sound quality to your music.

The Ethervox integrates easily into any MIDI studio or stage setup. Several menu options let you match your Ethervox's MIDI data to the other resources of your MIDI setup. Many MIDI sequencers provide editable high resolution graphic displays of pitch bend and control change data streams, which enable you to use standard techniques to modify your MIDI recording. The Ethervox's MIDI data can be played back through the Ethervox itself, or through any MIDI sound generator that is capable of wide-range pitch-bend. Thus you can create a virtually limitless array of dramatic and expressive continuously varying musical gestures simply by moving your hands around the Ethervox's antennas, and you can fine-tune each gesture once you've recorded it in your sequencer.

The Ethervox's front panel provides convenient access to all controls, switches and MIDI parameters

Technical specifications

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.