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- Page 1 ETHERWAVE THEREMIN...
- Page 3 “As electronics go, the theremin is very simple. But there are so many subtleties hidden in the details of the design. It’s like a great sonnet, or a painting, or a speech, that is perfectly done on more than one level.” - Dr. Robert Moog -...
- Page 4 32° F (0°C) but never greater than 135° F (57°C). Do not leave your Etherwave Theremin in a vehicle on a hot day with the windows closed. Temperatures in a vehicle can exceed 175° F (80°C).
- Page 5 Setup and Connections Using the Mic Stand Adapter Attaching the Antennas Tuning Up About Etherwave Theremin Music from the Ether Meet the Etherwave Theremin LEARNING HOW TO PLAY Volume Antenna Pitch Antenna Getting Started Playing Exercises and Techniques Pitch Hand Exercises...
- Page 6 Etherwave Theremin. HEADPHONES TIMBRE CONTROLS PAGE 19 PAGE 21 Enjoy your Etherwave Theremin via This pair of knobs affects the timbre, headphones. The dedicated volume or tonal quality, of your Etherwave knob sets the level. This output is Theremin.
- Page 7 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Be careful when unpacking your new Moog Etherwave Theremin so that nothing is lost or damaged. We recommend saving the carton and all packing materials in case you ever need to ship the instrument for any reason.
- Page 8 If a table is used, no objects on the table should be within a foot or two of the instrument, and Etherwave Theremin itself should be positioned so that the Volume Antenna will overhang the edge of the table. Your Etherwave Theremin should be positioned away from walls and other large stationary objects because nearby large objects will affect the performance of the Etherwave’s antennas.
- Page 9 Then plug the other end into an amplified speaker or mixing console input. PHONES OUT Your Etherwave Theremin includes a convenient 1/4” headphone jack on the front panel, complete with a dedicated headphone volume control (PHONES VOL knob). Be sure to keep the headphone cable secured so that it does not interfere with the Pitch Antenna.
- Page 10 As you and your Etherwave Theremin become more acquainted, performing these tuning steps will become second nature to your theremin experience.
- Page 11 ABOUT ETHERWAVE THEREMIN Your Etherwave Theremin represents the natural evolution of the esteemed Etherwave line of Moog theremins, combining analog playability with unprecedented performance potential. Easily accessible controls allow for spontaneous changes in timbre, and the antennas’ response can be adjusted to suit any player and their environment.
- Page 12 Moog shares a long history with both the theremin and with the Etherwave lineup. Bob Moog loved the theremin, and built his first theremin as a teenager. Before he turned twenty, R.A. Moog was selling mail-order theremins and theremin kits—eventually funding his graduate degree at Cornell through the proceeds of his theremin business.
- Page 13 Extending your arm outward, bringing your hand closer to the Pitch Antenna, raises the pitch of the Etherwave Theremin. Pulling your hand back, or reducing its proximity to the Pitch Antenna, lowers the pitch—or frequency—of the instrument. You can use...
- Page 14 GETTING STARTED - CLASSIC THEREMIN 1. Set your Etherwave Theremin controls to the above knob positions. 2. Stand facing the front panel of your Etherwave Theremin with your body about 12” back and slightly left of center. 3. Your belly button should be in line with the left edge of the front panel.
- Page 15 NOTE: You can use an instrument tuner (connected to the PHONES or AUDIO OUT jack of your Etherwave Theremin) as a visual aid to help guide you, but more importantly, listen to the change and distinct sound of each note.
- Page 16 PLAYING EXERCISES AND TECHNIQUES (Continued) VOLUME HAND EXERCISES Now that you’ve gotten your pitch hand in shape, LOUD let’s work on your volume hand. Keep your pitch hand still and use only the Volume Antenna to articulate notes. Play any note and slowly raise your left hand QUIET to raise the volume.
- Page 17 PLAYING EXERCISES AND TECHNIQUES (Continued) EXPRESSIVE VOLUME There is a wide range of loudness that the thereminist can employ to liven up their playing. Try playing with your volume hand about three-quarters of the way up. From here, just a casual raising of your hand or fingers makes the volume swell;...
- Page 18 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS The controls on the front panel of your Etherwave Theremin are grouped together by function, providing intuitive operation of your theremin. This manual will deal with each group of controls, first collectively, and then individually. MUTE AND MONITOR...
- Page 19 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS (Continued) ANTENNA FUNCTIONS In the TUNING UP section of this manual (page 11), you already learned how to tune each of the antennas for optimal performance. This section deals a bit more with what is actually changing and being controlled as you adjust the antenna range knobs.
- Page 20 (Continued) TIMBRE PARAMETERS This pair of parameters can be used to modify and transform the sound of your Etherwave Theremin by changing the tonality and harmonic content to suit your preference or your performance. Each parameter has its own function, but both are part of the analog wave shaping circuitry.
- Page 21 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS The rear panel provides a number of jacks that can greatly enhance your Etherwave Theremin experience. By design, these connectors have been placed away from the player, so as not to interfere with the performance. In addition to the necessary power and audio connections, your Etherwave Theremin also provides a number of CV (Control Voltage) jacks used for controlling other analog synthesizers and modules.
- Page 22 POWER Pressing the POWER button turns your instrument On. While Etherwave Theremin is On, the POWER LED indicator on the front panel will remain lit. When the POWER LED indicator is dark, the instrument is Off. Before turning Etherwave Theremin...
- Page 23 CONTROLLING MOOG SYNTHESIZERS Etherwave Theremin is an ancestor to the synthesizer and uses Voltage Control to operate. As such, Etherwave Theremin can connect to and interface with modular and semi-modular synthesizers—or really any musical or audio device allowing for Voltage Control. This concept of Voltage Control (VC) is central to the development of the synthesizer and to electronic music in general.
- Page 24 Volume Antenna. The value of this signal is set from the factory to provide zero volts (0V) when Etherwave Theremin is silent, and increasing to a maximum value of ten volts (10V) when Etherwave Theremin reaches its maximum level.
- Page 25 3. Connect the Etherwave Theremin GATE OUT jack to the KB GATE input jack on Subsequent 25. NOTE: The CV and Gate output jacks of Etherwave Theremin are 3.5mm (1/8”) while the CV and Gate input jacks of Subsequent 25 are 1/4”, so adapter cables will be needed.
- Page 26 515 kHz, and the Pitch Oscillators are typically about 330 kHz. All of these oscillators are calibrated at the Moog Music factory and there is little need to adjust them; however, for the advanced thereminist, we have included access holes for adjusting the variable inductors for calibrating the instrument’s oscillators.
- Page 27 The access point located between the PITCH RANGE and WAVEFORM knobs allows control of a trimpot that sets the bass response of your Etherwave Theremin. This parameter is set at the factory so that a small amount of coupling between the FPO and VPO occurs. This means at zero beat, the oscillators are lightly locked together.
- Page 28 FRONT PANEL (CONTINUED) If Etherwave Theremin is to be set up in an installation (or as part of a performance) that requires it to be silent when no one is near the instrument and to make sound as someone walks past, then a stronger coupling is required to create a larger zero beat zone.
- Page 29 SPECIFICATIONS SOUND SOURCE ANALOG HETERODYNING OSCILLATOR: PITCH RANGE knob WAVEFORM knob BRIGHTNESS knob SOUND MODIFIER ANALOG VCA: VOLUME RANGE knob ANTENNAS PITCH ANTENNA: Performance Control of the frequency range, from approximately 0 Hz to 4.2 kHz, based on hand proximity. VOLUME ANTENNA: Performance Control of the Dynamic range of over 70dB, based on hand proximity.
- Page 30 Moog warrants its products to be free of defects in materials or workmanship and conforming to specifications at the time of shipment. The Warranty Period is one year from the date of purchase. If, in Moog’s determination, it has been more than five years since the product shipped from our factory, it will be at Moog’s discretion whether or not to...
- Page 31 Moog Music is an Employee-Owned Company Located in Asheville, NC...
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