Customer Reviews

Moog Etherwave Standard Theremin - Ash Cabinet - Ash Wood Cabinet

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I built a kit theremin (from Paia) that has excellent sound, but the distance between the notes tended to wander as the unit heated up. The Moog unit is much more stable and playable musically (as opposed to spacey "wooo-wooo" sounds). Good quality, with a good DVD of instruction and inspiration. If you think about the electronics in this, the price is rather high, but the quality is good and the quantities are low.

The theremin looks great, sounds awesome, has a relatively flat learning curve, and is totally unique. It arrived almost immediately, took less than two minutes to assemble, and everyone who sees it wants to play it. The product quality looks very high (the wood box that holds the circuitry is very nicely finished), and the controls are simple and sturdy. The vendor is quick to ship and has great customer service. My only regret is not having discovered this sooner.

I have been having so much fun learning how to play my Theremin!!! Its a great sound, the video teaches so much, but i found some even better videos to learn how to play on You Tube. I love it so much that i made a custom speaker for it! Moog is always a great company, and this Theremin goes to prove it! Definitely worth the price.

There is nothing quite like the sound a Theremin - haunting with hesitant notes that glide together to create ethereal whistles. Creepy, joyful, downright jazzy sounds are all possible - within a week I was playing 'The Entertainer' rather more accurately than I expected.

Others in the family enjoy this moog instrument, but find it hard to play, as there is no guide to where to wave your hands - the positions of the notes change with the setting of the pitch control, and the length of time the instrument has been turned on, so it changes . . .

I presume it will take some time to become proficient on this exciting contraption, but I don't care - making sounds that wave out of key, change key, fail dismally and sound horrible are all great fun. The problem I am having is thinking of things to play, not playing things; I really don't mind if it sounds strange - that is the nature of the beast - I am an older musician, having played many instruments for the last fifty years, so my pitch is very near perfect - allowing me to make confidence gaining observations on YouTube watching other Theremin players do marvels on the instrument - the confidence I gained was because almost all of them lost the key on occasion. I therefore do not mind when I do it - I have only had it a week, and make fewer misses every day.

One thing I have found with the instrument, is that it works more precisely when attached to a microphone stand, well away from anything else - indeed, on a table larger than itself, it makes no noise whatsoever. The dog was amused by the screeching noises made when it ran past..

Anyone who wants a Theremin, but does not want to make a kit, could do a lot worse than trying this instrument out - it is well priced, well made and great fun.

I can play this thing all day, i had been wanting a moog forever, and a thermin just as long if not longer. I saw this and couldnt argue for the money. I have never played one before so i don' know what to compare it to but it has great control and response. it is constant and ethereal. so happy about this.