Theremin (An instrument you play by not touching it)

[@Pbopos]

Music teacher: Do not touch any of the instruments unless I tell you. Me on the Theremin:

[@CarissaJenkins]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@itzcathy5605]

@@CarissaJenkins lol

[@retrothecake]

I think you need to step on something to make it active and able to play

[@Raiden-Chanya]

@@retrothecake r/woosh

[@retrothecake]

@@Raiden-Chanya r/thisisntreddit and I understood the joke

[@OtherPeople159]

"Nobody is allowed to touch my instrument..not even me"

[@shizukagozen777]

Very accurate. 😅😂😂

[@theshee5450]

@@shizukagozen777 Hey, It's Ishi. Why do I literally find you everywhere?

[@stevethea5250]

I can imagine hand job on my lil pickle

[@theshee5450]

@@stevethea5250 Wha-

[@kenneth-sm9lg]

Steve Thea r/whoosh

[@subn0rma1]

This woman is not just a theremin player. She's probably the best theremin player in the world. She literally invented the technique that she uses to play, wrote a book about it, and now everyone plays it the way she does. Amazing.

[@DjurrenArt]

@@Daniel-yo5es It's an acquired taste, honestly. I used to dislike certain instruments, music genres, etc. before I joined a music class. Now I'm a lot more open-minded and appreciative. Give this cover a listen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5uwZamPeL-AkM0

[@AcediaIX]

@@Daniel-yo5es you also don't like Playing games until you experienced it

[@Daniel-yo5es]

@@AcediaIX I experienced listening to it.... so, there's that. didnt like it. sounds ok for a 1950's ufo movie... that's abouty it.

[@bluebaconjake405]

Daniel after she played it, i actually appreciate it as an instrument more

[@sheepketchup9059]

@@Daniel-yo5es it's because you don't like it. Why? Because.

[@Red-Innovations]

Theremin is an invention of the Russian engineer Leo Theremin. Several years ago i saw in Moscow his great-grandson Peter Teremin. He is a composer and the theremin player too. Thank you for this video, best regards from Russia.

[@WanderleyBorges-vf8vj]

Bob Moog o ladrão americano vagabundo que roubou o projeto do Russo Leon Theremin , nunca confessou a injustiça cometida . O tempo encarregou de expor a vergonha desse crápula americano.

[@ArtificialFertilizer]

Also, a longtime collaborator of KGB who invented espionage equipment for them, was awarded the Stalin Prize and in '91 he joined the communistic party. When you look into a russian's life you always find disgusting stuff.

[@yea4253]

​@@ArtificialFertilizerYou sound ridiculous

[@eugenecrabs8622]

​@@ArtificialFertilizer that's a whole new "dimension" of the guy. Oh wait, not that new at all.

[@emagalociova]

buzz off @@ArtificialFertilizer

[@_decency_6368]

Me: what instrument do you play? Her: The electromagnetic field.

[@handlemonium]

THE INFINITE INVISIBLE STRING

[@emikotanaka8246]

LMAO HAHAHAHHAHA

[@mikea6710]

.."Yes, that's an entire field.. what do you play?.."

[@sanvij8425]

😂

[@WolfgangNotMozart]

Lmao

[@tarnishedelder]

I like to think that the theremin is just shy and it screams when you get too close to it

[@willowsparks4576]

Caleb Lubie just like me

[@K_ISA]

😂😂

[@symphony_in_plaid4592]

omw this made me laugh XD

[@bentackett6299]

bwahaha!! 😂

[@djvianu]

hahaha

[@adamross2256]

Her technique is so interesting. It looks like she's casting spells with her very precise hand movements.

[@drogadepc]

Maybe she is. How do you know this isn't witchcraft?

[@adamross2256]

@@drogadepc Very good point :) One should not assume another's spellcasting potential.

[@jaayghose3817]

@@adamross2256 are you a witch? :)

[@adamross2256]

@@jaayghose3817 Mmmaaaaaaaaaayyyybe......

[@adamross2256]

@@jaayghose3817 Ohhh, sorry, no, I'm not an actual practitioner. :O :P :)

[@nickwpx]

Incredible how the sound she uses sounds like a mix between strings and voice. She's insanely talented too. Great video!

[@WanderleyBorges-vf8vj]

Bob Moog o ladrão americano vagabundo que roubou o projeto do Russo Leon Theremin , nunca confessou a injustiça cometida . O tempo encarregou de expor a vergonha desse crápula americano.

[@kaykartel2749]

I loved the part when she said “👌🏽🖖🏽👋🏽” sounded beautiful.

[@childofwealth6912]

kay kartel 😂😂😂

[@topside3375]

Fuck 😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😵

[@ACLBrian]

Lmao

[@graysonlopez3030]

kay kartel Too blinded by the devil to see the Truth.

[@C00kii0]

🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@neat24]

This is legit the coolest instrument I've ever heard of

[@theblackkittie13]

The Doctor Who theme tune famously is played on this instrument 😊

[@picrokat]

Then you definetely dont know the Otamatone. (ok sorry)

[@azilliey]

Haaaaaaaaaaaa, I only hate it because I was forced to learn about it for 3 days.

[@shizukagozen777]

Neat Haken continuum is pretty cool too. :)

[@MsDopeyy]

Ikr?!?!

[@imprince95]

I think a Theremin VR game that shows notes distances would be a great way to learn the instrument.

[@machy8515]

Yeah

[@Sigmaairav]

There kinda is using something called a Leap Motion controller and software called Aero MIDI.

[@Stigvandr]

You could probably program it to use a real theremin as input.

[@chillSpoofy]

Augmented reality might work better

[@KuroRiot]

@Geddy Lee a lot of VR kits strap around the palm and back of the hand to allow you to have full finger tracking

[@sonnydayz2118]

This is the 1st time I was introduced to a theramin. She is amazing and I'm in awe, watching this beautiful woman make such beautiful music.

[@mathijsdijkstra1233]

Friend: what instrument do you play? Sign language

[@josef-1209]

Underrated

[@spotat6234]

Girls: "What instrument do you play?" "Theremin." Boys: "What instrument do you play?" "*BASS*" *slaps bass intently

[@sodablower]

Who the hell created this and thought: "That turned out EXACTLY as planned!"

[@valdemaar3000]

Russian scientist Leo Theremin. He named it by his surname.

[@steampunkzorua4182]

I'm pretty sure it was a complete accident, he was trying to make something entirely different , but then this happened.

[@noooddle]

His goal was to have auditory feedback as substitute for instrument visual displays. Then, hey, this happened.

[@edenmeden]

@tututuims ieijebdo he was doing research into developing proximity sensors, so it's not like it came from something completely unrelated

[@kauanbatista492]

A genius.

[@giusepperesponte8077]

Man, talk about muscle memory. There is absolutely no tactile feedback at all with this instrument. To play accurately is 100% determined through your muscle memory and nothing else. It’s honestly amazing. She is really impressive.

[@tryarie1970]

It's like doing whistle but waaay more creative.

[@Vekcrazah]

I think it’s not muscle memory, it’s pure intuition, since she mentioned that playing every time requires adjusting the instrument to certain conditions

[@ferninthehouse]

@@Vekcrazah no, it is muscle memory. if you watched, she says she adjusts it so that it will be the same every time.

[@ferninthehouse]

@@Vekcrazah and before you tell me im wrong, basically the second half of the video talks about this

[@Vekcrazah]

@@ferninthehouse she did say she adjusts it, but she also says that it still depends on her environment. The only thing certain in her tuning is having the notes be the length of her hand, but otherwise, her playing will still depend on the room she’s in. That’s why she didn’t outright reject the first ‘muscle memory is thrown outside the window’ but clarified when asked if she has to play it in the exact same room.

[@SnufflySpy]

This instrument is so magical. The way it sounds, the way it's played. What a crazy invention

[@WanderleyBorges-vf8vj]

Bob Moog o ladrão americano vagabundo que roubou o projeto do Russo Leon Theremin , nunca confessou a injustiça cometida . O tempo encarregou de expor a vergonha desse crápula americano.

[@ayyyyylmao]

Me: so how do you play it if you don't touch it? Her: *furiously throwing gang signs*

[@gearsparks]

LMAO!!! 😂😂😂 I was thinking sign language but this cracked me up!

[@ayhamboi9720]

i have faith

[@rebeccagutierrez1401]

Then we would have to also ask how do you change the channels on your TV with a remote control?

[@Ren-xd4jr]

Made my day

[@mooncy219]

Naruto signss

[@critstixdarkspear5375]

Good thing it has only been around for about 100 years. Any earlier you would be on trial for witchcraft. Amazing instrument. Amazing musician.

[@allenmcgee9379]

Critstix Darkspear hahahahaha

[@zeldaprincessgirl100]

😂😂

[@A_Spooky_Dude]

Even now I'm not convinced it's not wizardry

[@vegas3352]

"On trial"

[@gabehere]

This comment right here shows you don't know shit about history

[@ovvvven]

Air guitarist: There’s nothing cooler than an air guitar. Thereminist: Hold my pitch nob.

[@Koala019]

*air guitarist*

[@wafflejam9015]

Hold my (redacted)

[@retrogue636]

*nob*

[@user-mr6ep2tg6i]

BASS

[@therealmarcher]

*they don't take it off*

[@jasperlee1025]

idk why but the bit at 7:45 made me start tearing up? the music feels so peaceful and somehow nostalgic for something I haven't heard before. really makes you remember that music is a form of art haha

[@WanderleyBorges-vf8vj]

Bob Moog o ladrão americano vagabundo que roubou o projeto do Russo Leon Theremin , nunca confessou a injustiça cometida . O tempo encarregou de expor a vergonha desse crápula americano.

[@Sara-gl8ue]

Our genes pass down memories from generation to generation, so it's possible that one or more of your great grandparents either played or listened to this instrument and then that memory made its way into your genes, which is probably why it feels nostalgic.

[@yea4253]

​@@Sara-gl8ueNot even remotely true

[@Sara-gl8ue]

@@yea4253 if it's not true, how does every living creature on this planet have instincts? Instincts are genetic memories passed down through DNA. This is all scientifically proven, so I'm going to assume you just haven't researched this topic yet.

[@digineet8421]

⁠@@Sara-gl8uemice know to be afraid of a hawks shadow even if they have never seen one. Deer will be careful crossing roads even if they have no idea what they are. Trauma can be passed down genetically through generations even if it happened before the father even impregnated his partner. Maybe the other commenter made it sound too extreme but there is some truth to it. We can’t access the memories like a scene in our head but I believe the sort of categories for information and the associations in memory might be passed down some how. That is how the mouse knows to fear(association) a shadow in a certain shape(the shape belongs to the category of predator).

[@Nonedares]

So basically theremin players would be the best air benders.

[@lemontv7883]

Who are you to say they're not?

[@bonlessmangoes7276]

Well yes

[@chxnboo8433]

YES

[@fluffy6628]

!!!!!!

[@alxan7227]

Yes

[@creatip123]

It's almost 100 years old? Even today it looks like a scifi instrument from a distant planet.....

[@marbles2223]

The story of it is pretty insane. It was the first commercially affordable electronic instrument and without it electronic instruments now wouldnt be remotely close to the same

[@necromancer7943]

Theremin used it, watch his documentary he was a Russian spy and later invented such a device which could listen to a room's audio from far away by amplifying sound waves. This women right here is just using it.

[@necromancer7943]

He was a genius, way ahead of his time

[@FharishAhmed]

A long long time ago, but, somehow still in the future!

[@YosefReborn]

How have you never seen it before? Edit: wait nevermind

[@itsyaraz]

When she's playing the theramin: angelic, beautiful, divine. When he's playing the theramin: *unholy screaming, Satan is summoned*

[@retrogue636]

*SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-*

[@captainseriously1691]

And now the like is 666

[@captainseriously1691]

Coincidence, I think not

[@itsyaraz]

@@captainseriously1691 OMG IT WAS

[@julianakarasawa315]

When he is playing: mosquito infestation 🤣🤣🤣

[@Sylveon386]

6:47 That "This is Halloween" duet was amazing ❤

[@Sylveon386]

I'm listening now and I'm actually not sure what song it was but I swear it sounds like it

[@sanjaybalor]

have you found out the name of that piece??

[@Sylveon386]

@@sanjaybalor no

[@Aquiwer]

It absolutely is ”This is Halloween”

[@sanjaybalor]

@@Aquiwer yes I found out yesterday. It's the pre-drop of it is Halloween.

[@chaz_borger]

Imagine how good she must be at taking videos and photos because she has such steady hands.

[@akash-zg4vj]

Yeahhh

[@akash-zg4vj]

Human gimbal

[@uslph.]

Or other things....

[@niemandanoniem754]

SSQUAD #2667 ???

[@nyunno]

@@niemandanoniem754 holding someone at gunpoint

[@DaniellaG1D]

How funny. I also get played, but never touched.

[@blessedplace9257]

That's so sad.😢

[@DaniellaG1D]

@@blessedplace9257 Like If you cried :'(

[@blessedplace9257]

@@DaniellaG1D I didn't cry but my heart broke into a million pieces.

[@DaniellaG1D]

@@blessedplace9257 Thank you! :'(

[@iamf6641]

Almost like saying you alnost kissed and almost fingered her

[@martinaxis8565]

The sheets should be like 🤙✋👆🖐👌✊👎☝️👉 🤟

[@none7961]

Kage bushino jutso.

[@Hooleey]

Mxrtinx Vers 😂😂

[@LilBilly36]

Shit looks like cheat codes

[@forevertheaii]

😂❤️😂

[@anniiinaaaaaaaa]

Omg

[@jasonstimson6617]

I’m 29 and just recently got into music by buying a piano, I’ve always loved music but haven’t tried playing any since I was a child. Your channel is showing me and teaching me a lot! I didn’t even know this instrument existed.

[@Daniel_Scarlet]

Good luck in everything you're going to do in your life! I'm sure you'll become a great pianist 😊 I'm going to buy a piano too (in this month I think)

[@Nockgun]

theres the hurdy gurdy

[@jojispoon3619]

I'm selling my theremin I haven't touched it for years.

[@nlegall33]

😂😂

[@TheTonyShow]

I snorted

[@halcyon7111]

Lmao

[@KevinHackett]

wholesome joji I’ll buy it possibly

[@supercoolguygamer9239]

wholesome joji ayyyy lmao

[@fvlegacy0128]

"Hey what instrument do you play" "Sign language"

[@dramalexi]

"Ninjutsu finger shapes"

[@novaldiyusak2987]

I'm just drinking water and i see this comment. I'm almost chocking. Lol

[@kyledailey]

That is a great idea.

[@ayatadlaoui9744]

F

[@deviltriggers]

*playing theremin* my deaf friend: whatd you just say about my mom???

[@ToxicSkull0]

Why does your profile pic match your comedic value

[@POOP-um8oo]

THIS IS SO UNDERRATED

[@whatthescallop..]

I don't get it...

[@zwixLE]

Your Kokichi pfp is cursed

[@firstmatefrankie5371]

Calista Boudreaux she looks like she’s doing sign language

[@TheHorzabora]

I adore her technique for playing the Theremin. I’ve always liked it as an instrument, but having seen this technique I feel like it has really grown in my heart. While the way you play the instrument is so radically different, skilled players make such intense, passionate gestures as part of this technique, it’s a pleasure to watch. I hope it grows in popularity as an instrument across the globe, it has such a wonderful sound.

[@SparlsOfficial]

The theramin is really just screaming because it doesn't like to be touched, so the closer you get the higher pitched it screams.

[@mateonavarro5558]

so it’s works the same way I do.... BACK AWAY! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@drakeboatman9385]

Mateo Navarro cringe

[@simspigeon9481]

Mateo Navarro cringe

[@fueguin5501]

Mateo Navarro cringe

[@JJJJ-ty4ws]

GlitzyZebra 38 Geez you guys don’t have to be so mean you know

[@LividAF]

This is the instrument that the conductor plays.

[@alicecrocker7960]

@@DivineDefect fuck dude, chill out

[@seancarter5607]

@@user-by7bx3vy4j r/woosh

[@MajikMia]

Omgg so true😂

[@THISCRUELWORLDISMINE]

This is one of the best comments I've ever read

[@whatsshapopin5430]

Well not really because the conductor can’t really actually conduct while playing that

[@cadavher]

It blows my mind to think how someone even came up with this instrument idea, let alone watching someone master it and make it look so effortless.

[@aviad333]

100 years ago is crazy even more so

[@cadavher]

@@aviad333 I wish my brain was as creative lol!

[@meercreate]

The theremin was the product of Soviet government-sponsored research into proximity sensors.

[@Goldarlives]

It was kind of invented by accident. It wasn't originally meant to be a musical instrument.

[@Dannyboyyay]

As someone stated: it was not intended to be an instrument, but a proximity sensor. It way supposed to be some sort of alarm.

[@1Thunderfire]

As someone who has zero music skills (and had this video randomly recommended to me although I already knew of the instrument), I absolutely respect people dedicated to their craft.

[@tina-cr7du]

someone said ‘imagine if the theremin started playing by itself in a horror movie’ AND I CANT AGREE MORE

[@OhNoItsExpiredMilk]

but every ghost owns a theremin

[@urmom069]

oh my god what the fuck

[@diodorent8161]

Thank you for the nightmares good sir

[@tina-cr7du]

Rahul Thapa welcome bub :>

[@emerse5203]

That would actually be such a good premise for a horror movie. Like maybe someone played it when they were alive and now that they're dead the new owners hear random horror music at night. They find out it's the instrument and everytime there's a jumpscare you hear those sounds and that's how they know the ghost is walking around. Somebody please make it, I think it would be really interesting and a fairly new concept

[@vim7068]

“Hey, what instrument do you play?” *Oxygen*

[@nathanlenneman9987]

One Random Act of Random Actually it would be mostly Nitrogen

[@onsewatch]

well you dont need oxygen (or air) to play this thing... except for breathing i guess but who still does that these days

[@ARon82]

@@astrama7102 What the fuck are you guys talking about?

[@applemauzel]

That's nice, but not as fun as saying "the [Mahler's] hammer"

[@zephyrzephyr5909]

@@astrama7102 I think that's just a glitch. That's happened to me before

[@tanzanite8908]

For those who did not know. The theme for Star Trek the original series.was played on a thermin

[@johnreiter6664]

Sheldon's favorite instrument is the theremin....he used to practice on one just to annoy Penny and Leonard on the Big Bang Theory......

[@Og-Judy]

Did you know the man who invented this, "Leon Theremin", was a Russian spy making listening devices ? Wonder if his "works" as a physicist were used to come up with the Duga-3 Radar in Ukraine near Pripyat abandoned in 1989? "The woodpecker" listened for ICBM from the US sent towards Russia.

[@DeathBYDesign666]

Trek nerds everywhere are devastated by not knowing this.

[@wingsofrichard1393]

Funny enough Star Trek popped into my mind when I first heard it

[@girlwiththegreenhair]

damn, i did indeed not know that

[@katelynmurphy7333]

Thank you Rob Scallon and Carolina Eyck! Loved learning something fascinatingly new today!

[@darion7804]

It's about time ghosts have an opportunity to play in a band.

[@Kpop96]

Since many people believed ghost is something related to wavelength elements, so put this instrument in the ghost house you will have the true spooky concert

[@roomkaaas]

Omg yess they should try this shit on those ghost hunter shows. I really want to see if it works

[@notnix4]

Yeah

[@schi_001]

Darion Fore ghost choir ft. theremin ( i hope someone gets the reference)

[@Subby24]

oh boi, do i have a band for you

[@kat6574]

Me: how do u play this instrument?? Her: *hits the woah*

[@someone7549]

💀

[@yurhieselleza8755]

Lol

[@Samantha-Yvette]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@123HappyMad]

😭😭😭😭

[@nicolemiller7884]

😂😂

[@taile7107]

Friend: What u got there? Me: Just an instrument call theremin . Friend: Can I play it? Me: Sure, just don't touch it. Friend: ????

[@tintin9274]

Ha Ha!

[@chilling_at_pontiff]

Wonder what happens when you touch it

[@toms.4382]

nigtrick most likely not much. Just the highest pitch and low volume. Won’t break it

[@yamraajgaming9584]

Nice one

[@snekk9623]

Lmao

[@anyascelticcreations]

That's so beautiful. I would love to hear her play all by herself. But watch too. It's so surreal the way she just seems to pull the notes out of nowhere.

[@itsbrysn1800]

Me:plays theremin Bd:what note is that? Me:👌

[@kjfer8326]

lol bruh

[@solsar3011]

😂👌😂👌🔥🔥🔥😂😂🔥

[@Owlyucker]

anonymous 77 XD

[@Hecttic]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jessie_bryant]

I laughed too hard at this

[@caseyhamm8822]

I think a whole album of just theremin and guitar music would be amazing

[@withoutrestraint2925]

I plan to do basically that, but also with drums, bass and other synths/sound design.

[@Jackysaurus_]

Agreed

[@Kohbruh]

For sure. I want to hear it in jazz also

[@supermarioforps4227]

Me: trying to sleep The mosquitoes in my room:

[@vaishnav_mallya]

😂

[@nocuer9415]

damn bro you have some beautiful sounding mosquitoes in your room

[@pigeonette1]

Yeah like those mosquitoes sound awesome

[@matthevanhouts2871]

I would let them live if they sounded like that. That is if they don't poke me every other minute.

[@bluemagmaboy9842]

Bro I’d kill all of those mosquitoes if you actually have any, I’m not the type of person who likes to wake up with 5 bites

[@ИевлеваКатя]

The fun thing about coming to this video from a wikipedia rabbit hole about theremin (just having learned about the instrument) is that it's THE Carolina Eyck

[@fakename3344]

I feel like asking a Theremin player to play "that spooky sound" is like asking a guitar player to play "Stairway to Heaven" or a saxophone player to play "Careless Whisper".

[@vedikapandey8855]

are you trying to say people shouldn't ask them to play "that spooky sound"? Because I thought asking sax players to play careless whisper was normal

[@jsbmx2039]

It is lol

[@tuhmater2985]

Ok but the difference is, sax and guitar players only play those songs all of their own accord

[@taylorkreate]

Plays the theremin: Anyways here’s wonderwall

[@kiahmadison8541]

Jimmy Page actually plays the theremin. Off the top of my head I can't remember which song but he does play it live on stage.

[@purplegrapiest]

I knew the Theremin was difficult to play, but now I have a new appreciation for such a beautiful instrument and the people who play it.

[@namenamename390]

"you need your own personal space to play it" Introverts: I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK

[@spotat6234]

"You need no bullets in the G11!" Nobody: I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK *completely defunds G11 program*

[@EmergencyDriver]

Was machst hier xD

[@namenamename390]

@@EmergencyDriver ich bin überall.

[@RonaldAndrew]

No, I just need one. It will come in at about 3.5 tonnes.

[@Lifelong_Lesson]

It's the saddest, most beautiful instrument sound I have ever heard. As a musician, audio/recording engineer, and general tech person, I'm quite overcome watching this for reasons I can't explain. Literally crying and I don't understand why. I never knew about this instrument throughout the years. Never knew that this is what we've all been hearing sometimes for the past hundred years. She does indeed make a regular theremin sound beyond incredible with the pedals - but her control is insane. Also she would have to have a good ear to be able to play something like this that well. From what I understand, they're not hard to make if you know a little about electronics/electricity and dabble with tech stuff. I'm about to go down a nice rabbit hole to see what can be done with Arduinos, ESP32s, Raspberry Pis, etc combined with a DAW like Logic Pro or something. Gonna put myself to the test and see if I can make a basic theremin and get it connected into Logic where I can use whatever effect (including a pitch detection graph), and maybe even record some stuff. Theoretically, I should be able to Autotune it T-Pain style for shits and giggles or at least even mildly Autotune the signal as you would a bad singer (like me!). That wouldn't be my end goal, though - thankfully. But I'll have compression, EQ, Delay, Reverb, like I said - pitch correction (Autotune/etc.), and whatever other plugins and effects at my disposal. I'll be able to use those effects in a live setting (via input monitor) or I could record. But It'll still be a blast to at least (if I can) make a theremin and then direct input the signal into Logic or if I have to, I'll just connect the theremin to a speaker and then mic the speaker as you would a guitar amp. But I'm sure it's easier and less work to just get that signal directly into my DAW. It's just a modulated square wave signal. I do have a 3D printer and can model a little in CAD. It might come in handy with this but I don't know how yet. Going further, I wonder if there's some way to implement AR (Augmented Reality) into this (you can see where I'm going). If I could go AR and create a 3D CGI field in front of me where I can edit and change "imaginary" lines and shapes - thus marking the notes and scales of the musical theremin field, then that would be the coolest fucking thing I've ever seen. In reality though, the AR thing might be above my pay grade, but everything else I mentioned isn't. Still wanna see what can be done as far as a visual field is concerned, though - even if AR isn't in the equation. Perhaps a glass (non-conductive) or plastic sheet and an eraseable marker or something lol. Just thinking out loud right now for some reason, but maybe I can build on that simple idea and go from there. Anyways, I didn't expect to write all of that, but I guess it's good because I just caught a stream of thought down in this comment that my ADHD-riddled brain can reference later in case I forget. It's like that sometimes with us. :)

[@XwynntopiaX]

LOVED this comment!! Think of what is being said-visual audio music??? And all the rest of the stuff?? Damn man, do it!!

[@brianegendorf2023]

I've heard lots of people "play" the Theremin..but she's the first I've heard play it in a way that didn't sound hokey. Most of the time, the player's I've heard go for that 50's sci-fi sound, no matter what they are playing. Carolina actually plays in a way that makes me consider the Theremin a serious instrument. Sometimes she actually sounds like she's playing violin..

[@super8bitvideos]

Glad were getting your tried and true opinion on what you consider a "serious instrument". Really helped all of us make our own informed decision about something the rest of us recognize as a "serious instrument." Really dumb comment Brian. All that effort to sound like a scholar in your slew of nothing, just to bash a very difficult instrument to grasp and use properly. Please try harder to complement a woman that will never see your message.

[@brianegendorf2023]

@@super8bitvideos I'm not bashing anything. The instrument itself is cool. She's just the first person I've heard that actually sounds like she's playing music and not just randomly making sci-fi/horror movie spooky sounds with it. If anything, my complaint is...why aren't there a lot more people like her who can actually play this instrument well?

[@Noodleshrk]

@@super8bitvideos we're

[@AMFiMusic]

@@super8bitvideos Damn man who hurt you? With a Minion pfp and a weird desire to put people beneath yourself I can’t imagine.

[@jamescheddar4896]

most musicians are actually faux composers. they don't write based on melody or rhythm they write based on riffs from other songs they learned. this is why you get derivative music

[@lauralopez1973]

Woman: *plays theremin* Medieval peasants: “atlas a witch*

[@Chickenbone263]

Ace the Prototype 24677 nah bruh he’s the guy that holds the world up

[@sassyrice7662]

@Ace the Prototype 24677 atlas is the titan dude from greek mythology

[@nnooooooooooooo]

@Ace the Prototype 24677 What if the titan was a witch, though. Like, how do you hold the world up without people seeing your hands?

[@ZeroSilverPhoenix]

@Haltgamer well considering the titans are pretty much gods...

[@joesmith3650]

@@nnooooooooooooo that's why the Antarctic is off limits to regular people, it's a world wide government cover up.

[@LeonidasKaragiannis]

Use me as a "I want 30 minutes of Theremin and Acoustic Guitar." button.

[@andrep.g.490]

YES.

[@charleswidmore5694]

I’ll use you for more than that, big boy...

[@LeonidasKaragiannis]

@@charleswidmore5694 I'll add this to the things I did not, but should, expect from the internet.

[@albertparish1729]

@@LeonidasKaragiannis lmfao your response to Charles Widmore!

[@charleswidmore5694]

Leonidas Karafleaonus Agreed.

[@darkin1484]

It turns out this woman is not just any Theramin player. She legit invented the whole theory behind how she plays it and wrote a book on it. Thats insane. Shes actually crazy talented.

[@crow2596]

lol stolen comment

[@WanderleyBorges-vf8vj]

Bob Moog o ladrão americano vagabundo que roubou o projeto do Russo Leon Theremin , nunca confessou a injustiça cometida . O tempo encarregou de expor a vergonha desse crápula americano.

[@neeltheother2342]

@@crow2596 can you copyright a youtube comment? didn't think so...

[@riley1636]

@@neeltheother2342Actually you may be able to. Any internet forum post may be copyrighted. You also don't have to do anything special for this to "activate." Copyright law is extremely inclusive and includes anything even the smallest amount of creativity. Many forums include a licensing clause in their terms and conditions to essentially nullify this though. You would have to read the terms and service of your youtube account to see what licensing agreement you made in regards to your comments.

[@em_the_bee]

@@neeltheother2342 probably not, but you can definitely steal it no problem

[@slothiland1723]

Suddenly, I have this incredible urge to play this instrument

[@cuponoodles7541]

same

[@phyllisowens5221]

Same here too!

[@justinbrown7783]

Right!

[@callmeKittt]

me too

[@kyvministries]

Yeah...gotta learn how to play

[@roberttoompuu4562]

Really want to hear her play the theremin through a distortion pedal

[@rickc2102]

That's a signal just begging for more tone shaping!

[@briank8809]

really any effect pedal would be cool; or i guess without some of the one she's using. I wonder how many different sound you can get out of a theremin... that's one thing I love about guitar is how you can get so many different sound, but i wonder if the theremin is the same

[@brianmesser4220]

How about a theremin through a Metal Zone?

[@456asd654]

scoop the mids and have some palm muted chugs

[@Titant2]

@@brianmesser4220 Nah, HM2 all knobs on 11.

[@mase8444]

The amount of chakra this woman is building in this video must result in an extremely powerful jutsu

[@hourzerox]

thats,, not how chakras works my dude

[@nya8482]

Mase ok naruto

[@h_y_r_u_m]

Bruh, it’s a joke

[@MidoriOtoko]

So i guess it's a sound element?

[@kylewenzel537]

She’s the Ten Tail host which is why she’s able to use such an instrument

[@Arthion]

Wow, I really had no idea it was so versatile before. I've mostly just heard the "spooky-noises" before. It was already fascinating but hearing the sheer versatility is making it even more fascinating.

[@CameronDarderDrums]

When you instruct sign language but do music on the side.

[@elijahshadbolt7334]

Is this the sign language version of singing? We could call it signing. Oh wait, the people who are deaf and need the sign language still won't be able to hear it.

[@tivianengel7789]

Elijah Shadbolt uhm you can find songs online for deaf people They just sign the song

[@At0micWh1skey]

Ay it's DJ Sign

[@TiffyandZiva]

​@@elijahshadbolt7334 This isn't how the deaf experience music. This is a woman playing a theramin. Deaf people experience music in all different ways. Their language involves the whole body. As an interpreter and active member of the Deaf community, I will say that the deaf enjoy music very much. They can feel the beat and rhythm in the floor and the louder the music, the more they feel it throughout their body. Lyrics are signed at places like church, concerts etc. What she's doing isn't a mode of communication. Remember, some deaf have residual hearing left and can hear music but not the way we hear it. Also, many deaf people use a cochlear implant or hearing aids and can hear music but again, not the way we hear it. You should Google "Beethoven's Nightmare." It's a rock band made entirely out of Deaf musicians. They're really good. At their shows, they have an interpreter up front who rocks out while she's signing so the audience gets the vibe. Any good interpreter who's interpreting music will use their body to set the tone, the vibe of the song. The deaf are visual so Beethoven's Nightmare use lots of colorful strobe lights to match the beat of the song. Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6qogquAjZ2YhJI

[@elijahshadbolt7334]

@@TiffyandZiva I appreciate the long response, and I enjoyed the performance in the video you linked (despite my total lack in sign language knowledge). My comment was meant to be funny, and to describe the idea of someone playing the theramin while also using sign language. I realise now that it would be quite challenging to play and also sign, because of how much body and hand movements are required for the different tasks. I also failed to remember that not all "deaf" people are totally deaf, and even totally deaf people can hear certain sounds through vibrations in their body. I mean no disrespect to the deaf community.

[@yoboicrust]

Can you imagine if a deaf person did sign language in front of it and it started speaking every word they were signing

[@katherinerosemore274]

omgah💛💕

[@Crystal_500]

That really sounds like a good idea

[@blip_blop6777]

Yo Boi Crust I will now steal this idea and copyright it like most major companies

[@qtopthisq]

That would be a camera

[@pricesymonej]

Brilliant

[@04rit]

Today I realised I’m a born genius. My whole life I’ve treated my piano and guitars like a Theramin by not touching them ever.

[@imEden0]

what an expert

[@talentlesscommenter1329]

The greatest prodigy of all time.

[@FindingPeace4me]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@rupayaniiestian1523]

Lmao

[@blon.djukey9956]

The world needs that untouched guitar music only you can provide

[@Logrythmic.C47]

Ah man, looking at this Instrument's Antennas after 3 years now as an Amateur Radio Operator and pretty much an Electronics Engineer Fascinates me even more. Its SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING!

[@slugsaregood5421]

What instrument do you play? *shakey air*

[@OTGLeafie]

UNDERATED COMMENT

[@unknownuser4905]

Well considering that all sound is shakey air, you could say this to every instrument ;-;

[@slugsaregood5421]

@@unknownuser4905 get out, just leave

[@supadeeduperman]

I actually lol'd thank you

[@eideardpeschak7546]

Imagine future theremins having a holographic note sphere around the pitch antenna. It would be amazing.

[@michaellatesado3366]

THATS IS COOL

[@usagiprincess4387]

Reminds me of the holophonor from futurama

[@chomo54andbabyaisha97]

Jean Michel Jarre already did that one

[@breakingaustin]

They already do for classes.. it's a red light laser sight

[@matthewcox7985]

Now that you mention it, virtual reality might help learn how to play this!

[@3rdeye931]

Playing that instrument would honestly make me feel like God.

[@whatrudoinkirt]

That's the way the fallen Angel's felt, too.

[@SirSethery]

My university had one. Would play with it for hours if they let me. They also had a Continuum Fingerboard which was equally fun to play with (but holy crap are they expensive).

[@alhfgsp]

Let's just take a moment to appreciate that the technique she invented is being adopted by other players. Creative genius!

[@davidplank1222]

6th grade music teacher: "you can play any instrument you want, what do you choose" Kid: "I want to play the Theremin" Teacher: "God damnit..."

[@aiyu6471]

Im stealing this

[@PyyhekumiKola]

Why..??

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

I'm really happy to see someone discipline their self so much, on such a hard instrument, where there is very little information to go on & how to play it! She is awesome!

[@Lyre206]

Ronnie Pirtle Jr I agree

[@DanielEMacKay]

She is a formidable teacher of this difficult instrument.

[@mikesmith7620]

Imagine a fly passes it and you're like "WHO'S IN MY HOUSE?"

[@ravenlaggyboi9321]

Bruh a horror movie without the horror✊💀

[@mikesmith7620]

@@ravenlaggyboi9321 so.... a movie?

[@ravenlaggyboi9321]

@@mikesmith7620 ya bruh

[@mikesmith7620]

@@ravenlaggyboi9321 Bruh a movie

[@giacomoyeah]

@@ravenlaggyboi9321 the 6 year old carcass is used twice a day or Thursday

[@mitchbogart8094]

This was fantastic! The second performance I've heard from Carolyn Eyck after Flight of the Bumblebee (Yes, that is superb and highly recommended!). Carolina asked for suggestions. I'm an electrical engineer that loves music. Here are some: 1) For beginners, a sophisticated auto-tune-like quantizing of base pitch can add some needed pitch accuracy, and with the same motions change the key and modality. 2) Dynamic range (volume curve) can be made more than linear, i.e. compressed (boring), and expanded frightfully dynamic! 3) One can build in compensations like special loudness curves, so the extreme highs and/or lows can let the performer deal with intended crescendos and decrescendos starting from a more linear perceptual, without having to manually compensate for human roll-offs at either or both extremes. 4) For the hearing challenged, a color organ, all of which use a fixed number of quantized, both pitch ranges and volume ranges, a special color organ could be built. It would not be quantized, but rather, like the Theremin itself, would show continuity of both pitch and volume. It would not use LEDs but instead a high definition and resolution video screen, or, for performances, a 3-laser (RGB) projector. Perceiving such a 2 or 3 dimensional video sound representation, pitch, volume (and perhaps timber), as an analog continuum rather than the traditional bar graphs or even waterfall graphs would, among other things let the user see the difference between pitch and volume vibrato, as well as probably see and feel the corresponding movements of Ms. Eyck's skilled hands. Pitch would still be represented by horizontal position and color, but it would look and feel more like a Photoshop gradient blend compared to simple solid color and tone regions. 5) Rather than look only at Ms Eyck's brilliantly created 2-dimensional control of pitch and volume, one should also create analog signal outputs from the Theremin of the results of those actions, and see the pattern of one moving dot, changing position, speed, and accelerations (and perhaps shape or color for timber) corresponding the instantaneous values of pitch, volume and range (or special effect) settings. A great project for the right musician/electrical engineer (grad students?). The hard part is already done - no complicated Fast Fourier Transforms necessary as the Theremin signals are already separated into the channels of pitch, volume, [and settings].

[@mattk6827]

She gets on the theremin, flawlessly plays elegant songs. He gets on the theremin - oooh look, motorcycle sounds. vroom vroom!! lmfao.

[@magonsar]

Well, thats one of the postures when composing contemporary music xd

[@mooncakeig3325]

@@magonsar YUSSS LMAO

[@TheCoolerMarlon]

What does "lmao" means?

[@mooncakeig3325]

@@TheCoolerMarlon laughing my ass off

[@TheCoolerMarlon]

@@mooncakeig3325 ty

[@meghanm.6231]

Plot twist: She’s just humming the whole time.

[@deborak9075]

🤣🤣🤣

[@morningivy]

Underrated comment 😂

[@gdeka]

@@deborak9075 ™️

[@amare9530]

Lol😂😂

[@Yui_Fukushima0104]

Im ded 😂

[@RC67010]

I'm 77 years old. Have LOVED, admired, respected and enjoyed music ALL my life. Have never seen or heard an instrument I disliked. This is the MOST amazing I have EVER come across. Thanks to AI, technology, You Tube, Rob Scallon and this young lady, I have say this was one of THE MOST INTERESTING learning sessions I've EVER experienced. I want to "thank" both Rob and her (think her name is Carolina) for this video. Wishing you only the best and tremendous success in going forward.

[@fredneedle123]

Her name is Carolina Eyck. Very nice she seems too and this young man comes across really well in this video. I hope they're both doing great.

[@themomorain]

Sure would be awesome if I still watch KZbin beeing 77 years old

[@ebs_games6437]

@@themomorain yeah same

[@aaltheeyuh]

why did you put thanks in quotes

[@ijlayugan4149]

thats sweet!

[@lilymcalister1825]

Thank you for introducing me to an instrument that i have never even heard of. The "50's film sound" & the "spooky sounds" were perfect!! You are amazing with that beautiful instrument instrument, ty very much!! It really sounds like a violin so etimes too. Wow!! Fantastic!!! 💜💜

[@pjb7490]

Imagine playing this instrument back during the Salem witch trials lol

[@spotat6234]

can we just get an F in the chat for the poor time traveler who did that?

[@MissKia92]

Lmao

[@joeschmoe9399]

You mean like playing an electrical instrument before electricity was invented? Yeah, I'd think that was witchcraft too...

[@RevsAndWheels]

@British Empire you're a sick bastard

[@robinTradeMarkSymbol]

Death

[@WideOpenSenses]

Playing "U Can't Touch This" would be both self-referential and hilarious 😆

[@Euclib]

Hofstadter?

[@mistermistyeye9218]

Super meta

[@ddawis]

SuperFreak-y

[@charlesgriffitts3757]

Underrated comment :)

[@lorraineorlando7424]

😆😆😆😆

[@crystaliwa8578]

someone: what do you play? me: i play...um...I play... someone: play what? me: ummmm well I PLAY THE AIR

[@Minjeyo_]

lmao the comment and to reply is funny

[@andrewsamosir7465]

I play with magic 😀

[@kayah.k]

Air bender

[@sinaasadi3800]

Haha funny 😐

[@taysem321]

I play the RUMBLE

[@happytape307]

You have to be so calm and at peace to play that instrument. Really amazing

[@Davidchromatic]

ME: so how do you play it? HER: 👉👊👋👌🖐️🖖🤞💪👎🤙🤛🙌👐☝️ ME: 🤔

[@sotirismaragos]

😂😂😂😂 I'm crying dying and choking lmao😂😂😂

[@JPelus]

Lmfao best comment here

[@biggiesneeze8028]

LMAO stop that shit too funny yahaahah

[@dragonqueen4799]

kingprotools1 haha 😂

[@Shammy_V]

Bruh 😂😂😭

[@electra2731]

This looks like something made in 1990 but created by a person from 2030

[@charchar234cj]

Dude yes.

[@forevertheaii]

Yeah

[@markin_mask5592]

Absolutely it's so cool

[@KironKhashnobish]

It's from 1920

[@disdain8077]

Yah

[@mikewedgwood697]

Can you imagine how this woman would be celebrated two thousand years ago if she had this machine that she could play with her hands waving through thin air. She'd be a goddess.

[@mkshffr4936]

I think she is today too. Amazing skill

[@Tartarazine]

She'd probably be prosecuted as a witch

[@joelpww]

@@Tartarazine exactly what i came to say. Bonfire

[@Zurvan101]

​@@joelpww She turned me into a newt.

[@Blackholebirb]

@@Tartarazine 2000 years ago perhaps not, 500 years ago... Yeah, that seems likely

[@minomokwa744]

Impressive. I am totally in awe. This young woman is an artist ... what a wonderful instrument & how she is playing it.

[@irene2251]

When you are watching this in 2020 and all you can think about is how this is a perfect instrument for covid, you don’t touch it and you need to keep a distance

[@mangotree1032]

OMG your right!

[@johnzacharyarcanojavier7214]

Your are super right!

[@CrystalSkies_9]

But the adjustment part tho 🤔🤔

[@moaydDrawing1]

Kevin Jacob ba3os

[@tailorslow7917]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rebeccagutierrez1401]

I have never ever heard of such an instrument. Such a beautiful thing.

[@snailmucus3921]

I like grilled chicken

[@reese9948]

Spoon the wow what an icon

[@ceerstar851]

She stacking gang signs out here. Them dudes in Chicago probably got a whole symphony 🤣💀

[@gracietedder399]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HeidiRucker78]

This comment made me spit my drink. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@redline3573]

Lmaoooooo

[@jannaarcila164]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lia-XO]

Ceerstar Ceerstar As a chicagoan, i can confirm this

[@ur_pilot_4_2day82]

as someone who’s messed with a theramin before, this lady is a GODDESS at it.

[@WanderleyBorges-vf8vj]

Bob Moog o ladrão americano vagabundo que roubou o projeto do Russo Leon Theremin , nunca confessou a injustiça cometida . O tempo encarregou de expor a vergonha desse crápula americano.

[@nos1000100]

Im part Italian. I talk with my hands sometimes. Maybe this is the instrument for me?

[@RobMacKendrick]

Never say cuck. You sound like a hillbilly.

[@couchcamperTM]

man that would be some fast music, mama mia!

[@electronicsides]

boppity boopy

[@marcotw2298]

Penso che il theremin diventerebbe un'entità vivente che prepara spaghetti in base a come muovi le mani lol

[@_c3a3m_88]

Cracker Jack well instruments are played with your hands.

[@butwhy9796]

people play me without touching me :(((

[@Vyltiis]

But one day, you'll find someone mastering you at perfection.

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

Damn

[@austinkash]

butwhy that’s too real

[@wendigo2536]

Are you okay dude? We can get some burgers if you want.

[@o.kheir24]

@@wendigo2536 now is your chance

[@doorjam8793]

When this is the most popular instrument in the world, this woman will historically be known as a musical pioneer, literally creating the technique everyone will use to play with. That's pretty cool to think about...

[@TheRyanshamowski]

*if

[@Owen-bk5fc]

What I love about the theramin is that it's so vocal in its mechanism - the vocal cords don't have different strings they switch to when you're up or down a fourth or fifth, it's all sliding around the notes and muting yourself while you tighten or loosen. The theramin, despite being electronic, ends up being really organic and human sounding through doing the same thing. Such an interesting contradiction.

[@atticusstark5197]

Beautiful observation, very well said

[@sillyjellyfish2421]

I have a feeling that singers and musicians working with instruments that can play blue notes (non fretted strings and trombone for example) will be faster to pick theramin than those who deal with precise notes (piano and the majority of wind instruments) because they are used to working with the sliding pitch and they already have a better ear-hand coordination

[@Quantum_Cowboy]

It would be interesting to see someone attach a vocaloid to it or something

[@melt.3568]

900

[@MrSaturnMusic]

They mentioned it a little, but I just wanted to highlight that SHE INVENTED THE PLAYING TECHNIQUE AS A TEENAGER Go look at her website, she's amazing

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

I will do that. I would be surprised if she claims that 'she' came up with the technique, as she seems to lean heavily on the practices of Theremin pioneer Clara Rockmore. Maybe, at best, she built on these, rather than 'invented' them.

[@schannoman]

@@IfUfindthisURlost if you compare their technique they are fundamentally different. Clara did flutter her fingers for a few notes of control, but used her arm position for any changes larger than a third or fourth, whereas the technique featured here covers a precise octave without moving the arm position

[@IfUfindthisURlost]

@@schannoman Thanks for the insight, I checked it out, however I would still maintain that she built on previous technique. 'Fundamentally different' carries a far higher bar of re-invention, for me. Clara did far more with her fingers than simply flutter them. The 1995 video/DVD tutorial 'Mastering the theremin' clearly proposes finger control for individual notes within an octave and the arm movements for use across octaves. It does though, more readily rely on 3 main finger positions, where as Eyck compresses the pitch control to have 7 positions. All good players though!

[@joshw.s8096]

this has to be one of the coolest instruments i have ever seen

[@johnchestnut5340]

It works by heterodyning. I built one and could never play it. I've seen the math. I've seen the circuit. Can't play it, but it makes cool sounds.

[@michaelmcclary8054]

Theramin was used for the movie "Forbidden Planet"- Michael McClary, Professor of Trumpet 🎺, Georgia Perimeter College and GSU

[@Billyin5cneversawitcoming]

Rob: "I play guitar!" Me: "I play air guitar!" Carolina: "I play AIR!" Me: *quietly hums Sad Violin*😢

[@PurpleNyx]

@@mr.glitchy5647 that's tough

[@joshuamayb4480]

@@mr.glitchy5647 ahaha I felt bad but at the same time funny

[@kedarjoshi518]

And who are you The proud lord said...hmmmnnhmhmm

[@grahamcracker6345]

😂

[@hamilton8114]

When I read, "quietly hums sad violin" all I could think of was when you first get your violin and u decide u want to see what sound it makes even though u know it won't really make a noise b/c u haven't resined the bow of the violin and pros tell u that u have to resin the bow to have it make a sound, but u do it anyway, and u play a meme (or at least try to do so) 😂😂😂😂

[@Strength_In_Wisdom]

Imagine a ghost walking pass. Me: No one's in the music room right Family: No. 😶

[@radioactive_baby]

That would scare the crap out of me. Then I'd start laughing

[@meganDm7]

Then then sound would be like "OooOooooOooh"

[@idontlikeitidontloveiteith2989]

@@radioactive_baby same 😂😂😂 But I'm still scared if that happens 😱

[@armani_is_gucci]

And just like that, I’m terrified of a really cool instrument 😅

[@williamjordan5554]

Past

[@kquote03]

11:04 Ladies and gentlemen She got us.

[@DrKapooya]

She got us in the thumbnail my guy lmaoo

[@Blimpo_com]

kenan1099 Hahahahaha

[@kquote03]

@@DrKapooya oshit !!

[@mamaraiden86]

you gave me a ad

[@algorithm1193]

Negative, negative, not below the waist

[@HealingVibrations]

I would LOVE to try a Theremin one day! This combo sounds beautiful ❤

[@ispentalldayatYT]

I call this instrument The fly in my room at 3:00 am

[@zeroxzeroequalszero]

This comment is really underrated

[@sorsorscience0787]

Truthfully it is

[@xfalconplayz2646]

Yep

[@MushroomLia]

The name's Elaine THE MOOD THO

[@devonjohnson7554]

Lmao 🤣🤣