The traditional Theremin instrument, which is controlled by the player without any discernible physical contact, uses two antennas and has always been a little tricky to play and master. But a new ...

If you've ever heard the eerie electronic music at the beginning of a 1950s science fiction movie (The Day the Earth Stood Still, for example), then you've heard a theremin. Invented in Russia in the ...

Having never use a 555 before, [lonesoulsurfer] decided that his first foray into the world’s most popular and versatile IC would be to use a 555 to make beautiful chiptunes. For that, we commend him.

In this article you will learn how to build an optical theremin using a 555 Timer IC. You will learn the functions of the pins on the 555 chip that are used in this build. You will learn that when the ...

Léon Theremin built his eponymous instrument in 1920 under Soviet sponsorship to study proximity sensors. He later applied the idea of generating sounds using the human body’s capacitance to other ...

If you have the parts for previous projects, you will have everything required. NOW that our circuits are getting smart, it is easy to think that just using a micro:bit microcontroller is as good as ...