The Physics of the Weird and Wonderful Theremin
Electronic music is older than you may think. Enter the theremin - a device that turns your body into part of a capacitor, and allows you to play music without even touching an instrument!...
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Electronic music is … not for everyone.Whether it’s dubstep, or techno, or electro-swing, or darkstep, or acid jazz, the unique sounds,beats, and rhythms are only possible thanks to some pretty slick, but simple, technology.Even though they seem like a modern invention, electronic instruments have been around fora lot longer than you might think.Léon Theremin, a Russian inventor and professor of acoustics, created one of the first everelectronic instruments in the 1920s called the etherphone.Or at least, that’s what he called it. Now we call it the theremin.The theremin is an electronic instrument that you can play without touching it.If I move my hand closer to this antenna, the pitch of the sound will change.And if I move my hand closer to this other antenna, th...
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Electronic music is … not for everyone.Whether it’s dubstep, or techno, or electro-swing, or darkstep, or acid jazz, the unique sounds,beats, and rhythms are only possible thanks to some pretty slick, but simple, technology.Even though they seem like a modern invention, electronic instruments have been around fora lot longer than you might think.Léon Theremin, a Russian inventor and professor of acoustics, created one of the first everelectronic instruments in the 1920s called the etherphone.Or at least, that’s what he called it. Now we call it the theremin.The theremin is an electronic instrument that you can play without touching it.If I move my hand closer to this antenna, the pitch of the sound will change.And if I move my hand closer to this other antenna, th...
