Great Sounding Theremin

This is an awesome little device for making spooky sounds. Makes a really nice sound which is even better if you add reverb and delay. I also ran it through a Big Muff fuzz pedal which made it sound amazing. It does not have a volume control so you need to use a pedal if you want that control. It is also very light, I had to tape it down to feel secure about it. I used it in my music classroom and let kids try it. They absolutely loved it! You have to have an amplifier and guitar cord for it to make sound. Any little guitar amp with reverb would probably sound great. They also make one that mounts on a mike stand. I would probably get that one if I bought it again just so it would be easy to play. But for the money this is a deal.

Hook this baby up to a good sound system and run it through some hood signal processors and you’ve got an amazing addition to any group’s sound. Plus it fits in your back pocket, though I wouldn’t recommend transporting it by that method.

This product is a single antenna theremin, which means that on its own, it can only produce a continuous sound. You can't create pauses or breaks between notes. However, when coupled with a volume pedal (I use the Ernie Ball VP JR), it makes for a very cool instrument. With the pedal, I can use foot motions in order to control note duration much in the same way that one could with a two antenna theremin. It has a great sin wave sound, and with a bit of dexterity, you could produce some very warm and pitch perfect tones. The sound of the instrument is kind of reminiscent of a violin. Sometimes with some good vibrato I can get it to sound like an alto singer sustaining a note. When fed through an amp with overdrive, it's got a very space-rock sort of feel--kind of like controllable feedback and static. My only real issue with this instrument is that it's incredibly light. The slightest tug on the cables could knock the instrument over, but that problem can easily be fixed by tucking the cables away safely. The theremin is a rather difficult instrument to play. It requires a good ear, steady hands, and patience. Although its action is simple enough, it still takes a lot of practice to be able to produce music. It's a great sound source, and a lot of fun to fool around with, but if you don't have access to a volume pedal (or even a kill switch might work), then you're not going to be able to unlock the full musical potential of this product.

I am not happy with this product! It works but as soon as you turn it on a tone starts! I bought the one that you mount to a mic stand and that one worked the way I excepted. It should only make sounds once you put your hand close to the antenna.

i use this heavily effected in a studio type of setting. it is best suited for this type of situation in my opinion. not super portable or mount-able. the hard wired power cable (non detachable) is a little short and kind of a pain. it would be rad if the construction material had more weight to it so while it is lying on a flat surface the weight of the cable wouldn't cause it to become as prone to being knocked over. sounds great though. for my purposes i wish it went an octave lower to hit bass/sub bass frequencies. i also wish it didn't sound so farty at the lower frequencies haha but i guess that's how oscillators work.

What a fun and unusual instrument. Bought it as a gift for someone who always wanted one. He's very happy with it.

The Theremin makes noise continuosly, there is no zero volume. Using the pitch control creates sound effects but is so far i cant make it play a tune. But the most annoying fact is that it was sent to me needing electronic modification before i could play it.. .AND I AM NOT AN ELECTRICIAN...AND THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THIS ON THE WEBSITE. All in all i felt quite ripped off with a really cheap product. I didn,t send it back because i had to make the modification before i could even use it. The company knew they were sending me a Theremin that was not wired for this country..Australia, so they sent me a warning page with my purchase...blah blah blah , you must not use this as is...modify it like this. If they were an HONEST COMPANY THEY WOULD HAVE SENT ME AN E-MAIL TELLING ME OF THE NEEDED MODIFICATION AND GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO REFUSE THE PURCHASE AND GET A FULL REFUND . ANYWAY THEY DIDNT DO THAT SO I ENDED UP WITH A REALLY CRAP FAKE NOISE MAKER. RUBBISH> Sincerely, M. Hawkins.

Want a good theramin at a good price? Then you don’t need to read a review. It’s not as if there are hundreds of them out there to choose from. In fact I think this is pretty much it. So you’re stuck. But, I might add, stuck in a good place. I gavve it to my daughter for Christmas and it was much more popular than the digeridoo.