The new Etherwave Theremin is based on original Moog Etherwave circuitry and aesthetic, designed by Bob Moog himself in 1996, this evolution of the instrument delivers improved precision, portability, and playability for the professional thereminist or curious newcomer.
The Etherwave Returns to Production.
For over 60 years, Moog theremins have captured the imagination of players and audiences alike. Most recently over the last two and a half decades, our Etherwave Standard and Etherwave Plus have set the bar for performance theremin design. Now, the all-time highest-selling theremin models get an update to become simply Etherwave Theremin.
The theremin’s elegant simplicity and inherently expressive nature caught the attention of Bob Moog, founder of Moog Music and inventor of the Moog modular synthesizer, at an early age. His lifelong love affair with the instrument began with the build of his first theremin at age 14 and concluded with his final theremin design: the original Etherwave. Today, the legacy of the Moog theremin continues inside our employee-owned company’s Asheville, North Carolina factory with the hand-built production of Etherwave Theremin.
The Etherwave Theremin has improved bass response, CV output integration to connect with other instruments and mute control that enables standby mode as well as a “pitch preview” setting through headphones. There’s also an updated antenna connection for quick assembly and a quick-release mic stand adapter.
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As part of the launch, Moog invited thereminist Grégoire Blanc and The Octopus Project to use the Etherwave Theremin. The result was Blanc’s new EP, ‘Lost In The Ether’, which showcases Etherwave Theremin’s ability to span a wide range of styles and genres.
“This little four-track album is the result of some very spontaneous improvisations. Four short electronic pieces where the new Etherwave Theremin is, of course, the main character. Choosing the other protagonists was quite natural: Matriarch, DFAM, Subharmonicon, Mother-32,” the electronic musician shares. “Making all these lovely instruments talk to each other was a lot of fun.” Listen below.
Also the Austin-based electronica group The Octopus Project performed their original track “I Saw the Bright Shinies” in a performance filmed in the Moog Sound Lab. Watch below.
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