i just got a chuck collins pitch-only theremin from my friend. he admitted to never really being able to get a tune out of it aside from the obvious sci-fi noise applications, and offered to pass it on to me.

being my first theremin, i found it tremendously unmanageable. still, i feel that given it’s frustraing nature as a theremin, it may be a little misrepresentative of the level of difficulty. even with the use of the range control, i find that some 2-3 octaves to navigate in a 6” radius a bit unrealistic. i’m also starting to imagine the possibilities of volume control with another antenna.

i wonder if theremin playing is really this maddening on other units, or am i barking up the wrong tree with this little toy of a theremin. i wonder if folks ever swap out the antenna with a ribbon controller…

i should just save up for the etherwave.