Thereminist Carolina Eyck shared this theremin performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein song My Favorite Things, from The Sound Of Music.
Eyck’s performance is exceptional, and the arrangement is almost enough to rid the theremin it’s ‘spooky instrument’ stereotype.
Eyck ‘s arrangement features D-Lev theremin (a modern design) & voice.
“While My Favorite Things isn’t explicitly a holiday song, I’ve always felt like it is the perfect soundtrack to this cozy, reflective time,” notes Eyck. “There’s just something about this nostalgic tune that captures the magic of the season.”
“Hoping my rendition brings a little warmth to your winter!” she adds.
Dubreq Stylophone has released the Stylosette, a new “cassette synthesizer’ that builds on the classic Stylophone stylus instrument design.
Details are still to come at their site, but the Stylosette is showing up on Amazon already, and Dubreq has shared preview videos, embedded below:
Features:
Mini Stylophone Keyboard – The Stylosette delivers the classic Stylophone sound and more.
Easy to play – This retro cassette-style synthesizer is played by sliding your finger along the touch-sensitive metal surface. Each segment on the surface plays a different note. Add vibrato and delay, and change octaves with ease.
Play anywhere – touch keyboard cassette features a built-in speaker, delay effects, vibrato, and a three octave range, without the need for a stylus.
Very portable – At just over 10cm wide, the Stylosette is pocket-sized and portable. It runs on 2 x AAA batteries and features a built-in speaker and headphone jack – so you can play it everywhere you go. Batteries, cables and accessories are included.
STEM learning – You can use the expansion port and clips to trigger sounds using conductive objects such as fruits, vegetables or spoons. You can also change the speed, depth and delay with the screwdriver accessory to customize your sound.
The Tangible Instruments Arpeggio portable arpeggiator, sequencer, and synth is now available to pre-order, with shipping planned for January 2025.
The Arpeggio has had a long journey to availability. It was originally announced in 2015, when the developer raised $94,713 via a successful Kickstarter campaign. After many delays, it shipped to project backers in November.
The compact instrument has three main functions:
Arpeggiator – Up, up-down, down, down-up, sequence (as played), reverse styles. Or activate the Arpeggiator Overlay to create your own arp styles and rhythms.
Sequencer – Sequences are created and saved on the fly. You can create a sequence and then save it to a bank while it’s playing. Sequences are monophonic and can be up to 128 notes long. Individual steps in a sequence can be of different note lengths, and gate lengths. Like an arpeggiator, the sequence length expands as notes are added. You can link melodic sequences together, add rest notes, and delete notes all in real time. Attach the advanced sequencing overlay and scrub through your sequence to delete or insert notes, add slides, and adjust swing.
Synthesizer – A monophonic virtual analog synthesizer. Turn the voice knob to cycle through 24 different synth patches and adjust shape, attack, and portamento. Synth features include: dual oscillators, dual ADSR Envelopes, dual LFOs, six oscillator waveforms, low-pass filter & detune. Dive deeper using the synthesizer overlay and completely customize all synth parameters, create and save your own sounds.
The intro video playlist:
Features:
Internal 2-oscillator virtual analog monophonic synth with 24 synth patches
