Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday Google doodle
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Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday Google doodle
Theremin forum is a ghost town, but you can practise The Swan with Rockmore today on Google.
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Re: Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday Google doodle
That Theremin Google Doodle is too easy to play, with chromatic scale preset notes. A real Theremin is incredibly much harder to play. Unless you have a version with "Assistive pitch quantization", which Clara Rockmore certainly didn't have in the 1930's. She didn't have "Pitch Preview" either to help her along. She truly was a fantastic Theremin player, and it's nice that Google highlights her birthday.
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Re: Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday Google doodle
If you can get through the lessons, there's a free playing instrument where you can disable "easy mode" . You can also change scales to major, minor, pentatonic and chromatic in any key.thealien666 wrote:That Theremin Google Doodle is too easy to play, with chromatic scale preset notes. A real Theremin is incredibly much harder to play. Unless you have a version with "Assistive pitch quantization", which Clara Rockmore certainly didn't have in the 1930's. She didn't have "Pitch Preview" either to help her along. She truly was a fantastic Theremin player, and it's nice that Google highlights her birthday.
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Re: Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday Google doodle
Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't notice the "Settings" button on the bottom left. It's already much harder without the "Easy Mode" on. But the vibrato is still automatic...
Although Clara was incredible, I prefer Pamelia Stickney's style of playing, because her vibrato isn't constant but judiciously placed and controlled.
Although Clara was incredible, I prefer Pamelia Stickney's style of playing, because her vibrato isn't constant but judiciously placed and controlled.
Moog Minimoog D (1975)
DSI OB6
DSI Prophet REV2
Oberheim Matrix-6
Ensoniq SQ-80
Korg DW8000
Behringer DeepMind 12
Alesis Ion
DSI OB6
DSI Prophet REV2
Oberheim Matrix-6
Ensoniq SQ-80
Korg DW8000
Behringer DeepMind 12
Alesis Ion
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Re: Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday Google doodle
No worries
Agreed, the best thereministe I've seen is Pamelia Stickney, with an avant garde band called Blueblut. Such killer synth bass! She also had a hand in the design of the Etherwave Pro, and was musing with the current engineers about a re-issue/update.
Agreed, the best thereministe I've seen is Pamelia Stickney, with an avant garde band called Blueblut. Such killer synth bass! She also had a hand in the design of the Etherwave Pro, and was musing with the current engineers about a re-issue/update.
Re: Clara Rockmore's 105th birthday Google doodle
It is approaching the 100th anniversary of the Theremin. I expect Moog to do something nice.
Support the Bob Moog Foundation:
https://moogfoundation.org/do-something-2/donate/
I think I hear the mothership coming.
https://moogfoundation.org/do-something-2/donate/
I think I hear the mothership coming.