Do not try at home. Do not trust all deer wizards.

June 30, 2024 9:18 AM

Found by a friend, 12 years old but still fun in an inexplicable kind of way: a deer wizard explains how to build an owl theremin (2 minutes), then demonstrates playing it (1m). (Note: the owls are wooden. No real owls are promised, nor harmed.)
posted by JHarris (5 comments total)

A time capsule from a more innocent age of YouTube - I love it!
posted by DSime at 10:04 AM on June 30 [1 favorite]

I approve of any deer that uses the word 'thrice.'
posted by mittens at 10:26 AM on June 30 [1 favorite]

*install might be a more accurate description; playing rocks more than another theremin build though :-)
posted by HearHere at 10:57 AM on June 30

I bought a cheap "AliExpress theremin". It's a fun gadget, although not a true theremin. Rather than having a proper analog circuit, it uses the antennae as inputs to a tiny computer, which synthesizes the audio. The upside is that it has different voices and effects, and a neat display. Not a great instrument because the scale of hand movement needed to control pitch is too small to really be controllable, but synth geeks will enjoy it.
posted by qxntpqbbbqxl at 11:34 AM on June 30

Yeah, but was it made by a deer wizard, and does it come with delicious innards?
posted by JHarris at 11:39 AM on June 30