I'm looking for a Theremin.

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I'm really slow. 81 years slow.

Just today I have discovered the Theremin.

Anyways, I was wondering how much they cost, what a good brand would be, where I could find one and if they can be used on a computer via Midi inputs.

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http://theremin.tomfarrell.org/buyTheremin.html

Looks like they can range from a 50$ kit to like 7000$ behemoths.

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I'm really slow. 81 years slow.

Just today I have discovered the Theremin.

Anyways, I was wondering how much they cost, what a good brand would be, where I could find one and if they can be used on a computer via Midi inputs.

why would you use midi inputs? that'd kill the whole point of using it. if you're trying to record with it, just put the main out into your system directly.

there are supposedly midi-based theremins, but buting a sample set is way cheaper.

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I'm assuming he wants to use the theremin as the midi-in, not the other way around, controlling CC data with it;

what i saw on a few pages was software that will take the input of the theremin and translate the audio into a midi stream, probably only two dimensionally, pitch and volume. You can probably control the timbre also, which seems like it could be mapped to a third controller, but I have no clue.

That having been said, 'cool factor' aside, there are probably easier ways to get that sort of control for midi data using more traditional input devices like a joystick type controllers or even the mouse.

If you're looking for something just to make neat noises, Alesis had two little boxes a few years ago, the "AirSynth" and "AirFX". They're just audio, but they do theremin like effects. I have an AirFX; it's a fun little toy.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALEAIRFX

http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/airsynth.shtml

And here's the obligitory youtube video