Was just wondering if the power cord is detachable from the standard burns b3 theremin. If not ill get the b3 deluxe. I finally have it in my budget to get a theremin. Judging by the videos I have seen the cord looks to hard wired into the standard b3, but its hard to tell. The description for the deluxe model says it is detachable and that's a major plus IMO. easyer to replace if the power supply fails.
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Posted: 9/1/2011 12:04:41 PM
Hi. Yes, the B3 Deluxe, and B3 Pro have removable power cords. The B3 Pro will feature removable antennas. :)
Posted: 9/1/2011 2:27:00 PM
Thanks for the info, I have decided on the B3 deluxe, the pro looks nice and I seen a youtube video of the new antennas but its kinda out of my bugdet. I was going to get a MOOG etherwave but decided on the b3 not because it costs less but because I just simply like its tone so much better, smooth and warm tone vs harsh and nasty. The b3 has a sound closer to the old rca sound and just love its tone.
Mr. Grillo, I have seen most of your videos on youtube and I have to say, you are one of the best thereminists I have seen
Keep up the good work, your a lot of inspiration to me.
Mr. Grillo, I have seen most of your videos on youtube and I have to say, you are one of the best thereminists I have seen
Keep up the good work, your a lot of inspiration to me.
Posted: 9/1/2011 6:23:16 PM
Hi 5h1v4Fr34k. You're more than welcome. Thanks for the kind words too. :)
Posted: 9/2/2011 7:35:41 AM
5h1v4Fr34k wrote:
I was going to get a MOOG etherwave but decided on the b3 not because it costs less but because I just simply like its tone so much better, smooth and warm tone vs harsh and nasty.
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Tone is very much a matter of personal taste but don't forget that the Moog ETHERWAVE theremin has timbre controls on it (WAVEFORM and BRIGHTNESS), so it does not have a single, unchangeable sound. If the E'wave theremins you have heard sounded "harsh & nasty" it could be that the specific settings chosen by the thereminists themselves may not have been to your liking.
As I understand it, the Burns B3 instruments are not provided with tone controls.
The other thing about theremins - and this applies to ALL theremins - is that the sound can be radically altered by the way it is processed, the sort of amplifier and preamp it is fed into, and the kind of speaker you are using. If you are recording the instrument, further alterations to the sound can be made by the device you are using to record.
Buying a particular theremin because you like the sound of it is comparable to buying a car because you like the color. There are many things that must be considered in the purchase of a theremin beyond what it sounds like. Linearity, configuration, response etc., are just a few of them.
Another thing that should come into the equation are the possibilities for future modification of the instrument if you decide, after playing for a few months, that you want more options. I am talking here about the kinds of options that Thierry Frenkel has designed for Etherwave and Etherwave Pro owners.
Unfortunately, newcomers to the instrument have no knowledge on which to base their choices. May people buy based strictly on price (which is not the case here). The problem is that they are liable to be disappointed with an instrument that is perhaps little more than a cheap toy, and end up losing interest in the theremin altogether. I have seen that happen a lot over the years. Things are further complicated by the fact that with the theremin, everybody is an expert. I have often seen people who play rather badly themselves, handing out what I feel to be very poor advice to those who don't play at all.
I'm sure you'll be very happy with the Burns, and I'm not trying to talk you out of it as I have never played one myself. I'm just commenting, in a very general way, on the kinds of things that should enter into a newbie's decision on what theremin to buy.
I was going to get a MOOG etherwave but decided on the b3 not because it costs less but because I just simply like its tone so much better, smooth and warm tone vs harsh and nasty.
****************************
Tone is very much a matter of personal taste but don't forget that the Moog ETHERWAVE theremin has timbre controls on it (WAVEFORM and BRIGHTNESS), so it does not have a single, unchangeable sound. If the E'wave theremins you have heard sounded "harsh & nasty" it could be that the specific settings chosen by the thereminists themselves may not have been to your liking.
As I understand it, the Burns B3 instruments are not provided with tone controls.
The other thing about theremins - and this applies to ALL theremins - is that the sound can be radically altered by the way it is processed, the sort of amplifier and preamp it is fed into, and the kind of speaker you are using. If you are recording the instrument, further alterations to the sound can be made by the device you are using to record.
Buying a particular theremin because you like the sound of it is comparable to buying a car because you like the color. There are many things that must be considered in the purchase of a theremin beyond what it sounds like. Linearity, configuration, response etc., are just a few of them.
Another thing that should come into the equation are the possibilities for future modification of the instrument if you decide, after playing for a few months, that you want more options. I am talking here about the kinds of options that Thierry Frenkel has designed for Etherwave and Etherwave Pro owners.
Unfortunately, newcomers to the instrument have no knowledge on which to base their choices. May people buy based strictly on price (which is not the case here). The problem is that they are liable to be disappointed with an instrument that is perhaps little more than a cheap toy, and end up losing interest in the theremin altogether. I have seen that happen a lot over the years. Things are further complicated by the fact that with the theremin, everybody is an expert. I have often seen people who play rather badly themselves, handing out what I feel to be very poor advice to those who don't play at all.
I'm sure you'll be very happy with the Burns, and I'm not trying to talk you out of it as I have never played one myself. I'm just commenting, in a very general way, on the kinds of things that should enter into a newbie's decision on what theremin to buy.
Posted: 9/2/2011 10:39:58 AM
Just ordered my B3 deluxe! Now to go the local music shop and get that amp. Someone offered me a theremax for trade for a keyboard I have for sale on craigslist, was gonna take him up on that offer but we live too far away to try each others instruments considering he was disabled, and I don't feel like a 100+ mi bike ride, I don't have a car. I could do it if I wanted to, avid cyclist with thousands of miles and counting but I'm sicker than a dog rite now with a terrible staph infection in my left ear. Docs got me on 3 different antibiotics :p. I can't wait to get my theremin, I have been putting it off for too long.
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