Wii Theremin – How It Works
May 1st, 2009 by VC Review
Homemade Wiimote-powered Theremin. The technology links a Wiimote controller, infrared LED gloves and a Roland JV-1080 synthesizer to create Theremin-like sounds (sine wave) or a nearly endless world of bizarre sounds (let’s hear a Theremin do that!). For more information and demos visit www.kenmooredesign.com
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May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Dude!!! You are a genius!!
Seriously, I want this software avaible for Wii too *_* Could you do that?
Sorry about the bad english..
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Dude!
It sounds like the wolf sound from Legend of Zelda Twilight
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Thanks for the tip – this wouldn’t be a bad approach, except it looks like the hands need to be a decent distance from the wiimote which would reduce the horizontal resolution / pitch granularity. To simulate a real Theremin it’s important to have as much pitch resolution as possible so the notes are smooth. I may experiment with this though, it looks much easier to configure!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
rather than have wired gloves wouldn’t it be easyer to attach an infrared LED array to the stand you have the wiimote on. similar to jcl5m’s video watch?v=0awjPUkBXOU ? You might still have wear gloves with reflective tips so the LED’s don’t reflect off your whole hand. But you could make a slide-in frame to match the wiimote and possible make it wireless by leeching power from the wiimote with one of the nyko rechargable batteries that have a connection point on the lid.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
this is kinda…hard to do for “stupid” people like me lol! I’m too lazy and paranoid to care about this stuff. It’s already fun seeing that it can be done.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
lol and make sure it has enough memory and a good graphics card for good graphics X_x
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Thats really inventive! I’m sure you’re going to annoy a lot of neighborhood dogs with that though.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Wii Music two anyone?
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
you inspired me. 1 point for you. Now I need Led bulbs.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
That’s outstanding! Have you sent this video to Nintendo yet?!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
very good
that was one of the best things in youtube
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Or better yet, forget Nintendo, develop your own game and become filthy rich. Bwahahaha!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Wow awesome job. First Wiimote “theremin” that actually plays like a theremin. And hooked up to a synth the sound possibilities are endless as opposed to an actual theremin. With all the amazing things you can do with the wiimote, Nintendo apparently needs better game developers. They could make a game, and just sell the gloves and the stand with it, they wouldn’t be that expensive to manufacture. Waaay better than Wii Music.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
I can specify the highest and lowest note – I’ve found that it helps intonation greatly to set the “note field” to only the pitch range required for the specific piece so the notes are more spaced out… but yes, having a different range for each song doesn’t help with developing muscle memory for various intervals.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Hello again! Another question: I’m wondering, does your software allow you to adjust the ”note field” making it narrower or wider? This would allow the thereminist/player to ”tune” it to their own hand to fit their usual note-shifts. Or is the ”note field” fixed? Interestingly, I guess there are advantages both ways; fixed might make it easier for non-thereminists to learn, as the notes would always remain consistent. Adjustable would probably be better for a regular thereminist.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
couldn’t have said it better myself
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
It sounds like that machine Mickey Hart made for SPACE by the Grateful Dead.
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
Wow this is absolutley incredible! Such a nice job!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
very nice dude
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
You sir, are a bloody genius
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
The face at 3:50 scared me too! you looked very angry! lol
Awesome vid though. I am favoriting and rating high!! Great job!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
that’s totally amazing!!!! you’re great!!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
quite possibly the coolest thing on youtube
im trying to get one just for the hell of it
but if i do, and i learn to play it proparly, i may have to give this a go. Its fab
cheers
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
this is really insane!!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:01 am
wow, this is really cool.
haha, digital theremin-esque controller!