Theremin-Style MIDI Controller Does It With Lasers

A Theremin-style MIDI controller using lasers

A Theremin, one of the first electronic music devices, traditionally uses antennae to feed a resistor/capacitor tuned circuit to make music. But there are maker projects which use other devices to translate to music including photoresistors, ultrasonic distance sensors and more. The MIDI THEREMIN is purely a MIDI controller. It sends note data to a computer or synthesizer, and from there, you can get whatever sound at whatever volume you desire.…

Theremin-Style MIDI Controller Does It With Lasers

Strictly speaking, a Theremin uses a pair of antennae that act as capacitors in a specific R/C circuit. Looking at [aritrakdebnath2003]’s MIDI THEREMIN, we see it works differently, but it does play in the manner of the exotic radio instrument, so we suppose it can use the name. The MIDI THEREMIN is purely a MIDI controller. It sends note data to a computer or synthesizer, and from there, you can get whatever sound at whatever volume you desire.…