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| Theremaniacs Black Box Theremin |
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All high quality parts in a classic dual oscillator heterodyne design. Changeable output from mellow sine wave to coarse saw tooth wave form. All Theremaniacs Theremins are guaranteed for parts and workmanship for as long as you own the instrument! Frequency agile - Easy to tune! Two different models available! You can choose from: Screw thread Microphone Stand Mounting, or rubber footed Table Top Style!
For more information follow the link below to the THEREMANIACS site...
THEREMANIACS Black Box Theremin official site
Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price: $139.95
Year first manufacturered: 1993
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User Reviews of the Theremaniacs Black Box Theremin:
Submitted by Azrael from Williston, VT
(14 points)
Date Reviewed: 2004-10-27 16:01:11 PST |
One of my friends just got one of these. He's running it through a Boss MT-2 and some delay unit into a multi-effects amp, and it's great. I didn't even know what a theremin was until 4 days ago, and I've never fooled with another, but this one seems pretty good. I'm buying one of these once I scrounge up the cash for it.
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| Good Points: |
Great sounds
Analog! Hurrah! |
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No idea. |
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Submitted by Andrew from United States
(6 points)
Date Reviewed: 2004-03-09 05:34:49 PST |
My first theremin. This is an excellent choice for experimental noisemaking. I immediately ran the box, which is a well constructed mic stand model, into a Moogerfooger Ring Modulator and a Boss dd-3 delay. I conjured up echoing frogs sailing into the cosmos on their space lily pads. You can't go wrong with this one.
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| Price Paid: |
US$140 |
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Ebay |
| Good Points: |
Unit is compact and suitably constructed for life on a mic stand. (Plastic Hammond style box)Runs off of a 9V battery which is liberating. No more wall warts. Mic stand model makes gigging it a breeze. Sounds are awesome, especially through effects. Will definitely get the attention of the audience. |
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Calibrating the unit to achieve further field distance was a bit of a chore but manageable. Be careful with the antenna, could break with careless handling. |
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Submitted by Greg from Asbury Park, NJ
(2 points)
Date Reviewed: 2004-02-13 18:06:58 PST |
I like this Theremin. It's quite easy to use and the construction is solid. The oldest of electronic instruments is just as useful as my synths in some respects. Running it through my effects rig creates some rather insane sounds. It's great with Delay, chorus, phase and trem (not too deep) and with a little overdrive it really tightens up the signal. Also, giving the screws on the bottom of the unit a touch while playing, it shifts the tone giving you many different variations. On the issue of volume adjustment, I just run it through a volume pedal. It's worked every time without any drawbacks. My yellow lab hates it but we don't really care about her taste in this matter.
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US$139 |
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Ebay.com |
| Good Points: |
No need for power supply. Mic stand mountable (if you choose that option) Great design. Great price. |
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This doesn't make for a good review and I'm sorry for that but I haven't found myself wishing it had a feature it doesn't. I don't see the volume thing as a bad point. I like having the pedal under my foot. |
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Submitted by Matt from Perth
(6 points)
Date Reviewed: 2002-02-23 07:37:13 PST |
Very affordable pitch-only theremin. Compact and ANALOG!
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US$130 |
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From theremaniacs website |
| Good Points: |
its analog, none of that crappy digital stuff. It has a 7 octave range, as opposed to the Moog's 3 octaves. |
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drifts occaisionally. pitch only! should have a switch to change wave type (saw / sine) |
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Submitted by Marc from Fresno, CA
(6 points)
Date Reviewed: 2001-10-01 07:36:50 PST |
Very Historical! Just what I wanted in the first place. I have a Big Briar and it works well but I wish I would have ordered this one 5 years ago instead. No power supply to hook up. Just put it where you want it and run a line to what ever your going to run it through!
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US$134 |
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Theremaniacs from Chuck. |
| Good Points: |
No Power supply to deal with. The Big Briar has a power supply that can't be replaced except from Big Briar or unless you know how.
Nice Telescopic antana with small vintage looking box set up! Price only around 4.00 compared to the Big Briar model for 0.00 or so! |
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It doesn't have a volume antana like standard Theremans. But I dont play it like that so for me it was in fact the way I wanted it. The only bad thing I can say is I wish I would have bought it around 5 years ago.
It Rocks!! |
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Submitted by Will from Raleigh, NC
(22 points)
Date Reviewed: 2001-09-24 14:42:16 PST |
A good basic theremin. Much more affordable than others (big briar), but far less features. For noise this thing is great, run it through a delay and phaser or chorus.
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| Price Paid: |
US$100 |
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ebay |
| Good Points: |
Good sound quality, and good parts. Affordable. |
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Kind of a pain to tune, the oscilators drift often. No knobs except sensitivity. It would be nice to have a knod that changed the waveform. |
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