tir, 06,.09.2005 kl. 15.12 +0100, skrev james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: > On Tue, 06 Sep, 2005 at 03:20PM +0200, Frode Haugsgjerd spake thus: > > tir, 06,.09.2005 kl. 10.53 +0100, skrev james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: > > > Hi peeps. > > > > > > After trying to simulate the sound of a theremin in a track a little > > > while ago, I decided that I needed a better way to make this kind of > > > sound. > > > > > > I intend to build one at some point, but until I get chance to do > > > that, I've been making a software one. > > > > > > I'll release an early version very soon - as soon as I've fixed a few > > > things. > > > > > > Before I do that, though, here is what it's sounding like. > > > http://dis-dot-dat.net/th_1.ogg > > > > > > It's a totally dry sound, so you can tell what it's really doing, but > > > it sounds really nice with some reverb and echo, thanks to jack-rack. > > > > > > It's using a plain old sine wave at the moment, which theremins in > > > real life don't, but I may change that later. > > > > > > > You probably saw this already, but here is some (windows) software: > > http://www.thereminworld.com/software.asp > > Yes, but who runs Windows? I wanted one for a mainstream OS, like > Linux, not one that's only used by over zealous, evangelistic geeks. > > Wait... > Hehe, i just thought you could have a look at them for inspiration. The one controlled by a webcam looks fun. Tested with wine, but it just crashes. The sample you posted sounds promising and I'm looking forward to the release. And thanks for mentioning the theremin, I had forgotten it completely! -- Frode Haugsgjerd Norway
