I agree. I've been keeping up with your e-mails on this. With such an involved journey, sometimes you don't see much in the way of replies because, frankly, I can't think of anything to say. So don't interpret lack of replies as lack of interest, Phil. :-) ----- DAVID VESEL -- synthetic music for humans http://davidv.purplenote.com davidv@... ----- The Purple Note Radio Network: Spellbound, a brief program of music for theremin Sunday 10PM-12AM http://spellbound.purplenote.com Different Drummers: Rare Instruments and Unusual Music Coming Soon http://diffdrum.purplenote.com ----- kkissinger@... wrote: > Philip, > > Really appreciate you sharing "the baby's first words". > > As you mentioned, you still have some tweaking to do however one can > hear that the theremin's voice is gorgeous! > > I will hold off on congratulating you until you declare it "finished" > however it sounds like you are on the road to having an heirloom > quality instrument. > > -- Kevin > > Quoting kmg5443 <kmg5443@...>: > >> Here is the "test bench voice" of the Keppinger theremin. My >> undeducated, no musical training opinion is that is sounds nice. Now, >> don't start critiquing the "musical" selection. The sucker is here on >> my workbench, all laid out, naked and bare to the world, wires >> dangling out everywhere, wrench attached to a temporary coathanger >> antenna, pocketknife laying on top of the makeshift expression loop, >> and lacking even a cabinet to clothe it in yet. I'm trying my best >> not to knock the two big coils over that are sitting on top of the >> bench. >> >> You can hear high frequency harmonics in the background, I am pretty >> positive from the volume oscillator. Its almost a 2 Mb file, so be >> warned before you click on it. There may be some flutter modulation >> to the thing...there is a ceiling fan going in the radio shack here >> to keep my dainty self from sweating. Us spoiled deskbound engineers >> aren't allowed to do that too often, or we melt. >> >> There is obviously more work to do. Some of you may have been curious >> how it sounds. I vented to Uncle Howie in a separate email off list. >> He told me he was expecting it from me, as these things would try the >> patience of Job. >> >> The file is located at >> >> http://home.comcast.net/~ka4koe/keppinger5-08-22-2007.mp3 >> >> Philip Neidlinger >> >> >> >> >> >> AETHERPHON, the glocal thereminist community >> >> To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@... >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > > > AETHERPHON, the glocal thereminist community > > To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@... > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
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Re: [Aetherphon] New Theremin Voice
2007-08-23 by David V