Theremin synth

Theremin synth Free App

Rated 2.52/5 (46) —  Free Android application by Sasa Sekulic

About Theremin synth

This is a fairly simple accelerator-based synth that emulates the famous Theremin. Theremin is an analog synth made popular through its use in soundtracks for old horror and SciFi movies and has a very distinctive sound, brought about by its lack of keyboard and use of body resistance for pitch and volume control. Its sound is therefore "gliding" through pitches without distinct notes (like a violin, for example, and unlike piano). It's also famous for its vibrato, achieved by simply moving the hands about.

Now, through use of the accelerator present in every Android phone, you can generate the sound very similar to the Theremin - just move the phone in space to control the pitch and volume. Easy to use, but - like the original Theremin - not that easy to master. You have frequency, MIDI pitch and note pitch display to help you get oriented, and you can also change which axis controls the frequency and which controls the volume. You can also control the range (2 or 4 octaves), middle A pitch (435Hz or 440Hz) and the midpoint note (A4 or A5). You can choose between 3 types of waves - sine and 2 types of square wave - and there is also an adjustable noise generator that produces white, pink and brown noise (and everything in between).

NOTE: If you hear dropouts, that might mean that either your CPU is too slow (choose smaller sample rate) or you're out of memory (increase the buffer size). If you hear dropouts even on the most conservative settings (8000Hz sample rate, +100% buffer size), please let me know.

Languages supported: English, Italian (95%)

SOON TO COME: Stereo! Additional wave types (saw, triangle), phase control, harmonics, fade in, effects, touchpad etc.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Theremin synth version 1.42 on your Android device!
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Android package: com.sasasekulic.theremin, download Theremin synth.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Version 1.41, 1.42 - Some debugging
Version 1.4 - Supports various sample rates (8000-44100Hz) and various buffer sizes.
Version 1.3 - Noise generator with adjustable alpha added (makes white, pink and brown noise, and everything in between) with adjustable quality. Certain speed optimizations. Added a volume slider as a control option.
[LOCALE] - English, Italian
More downloads  Theremin synth reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads  Theremin synth reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads

What are users saying about Theremin synth

S70%
by S####:

Ok.

T70%
by T####:

The notes do not glide like a theremin and jump from one note to the next. Also, there is a delay in the note pitch compared to the phone position.

Y70%
by Y####:

Moto G4 plus doesn't make any sound for this device...uodate your app

T70%
by T####:

It is only capable of using accelerometers and not all the different orientation sensors used on the various android devices e.g. it won't use G sensors so will not work at all on devices that only have g sensors and not accelerometers. Could add multi touch fallback for pitch and volume control!

K70%
by K####:

Needs a glide/portamento to replace the step increase in pitch. Otherwise it awesome

K70%
by K####:

Wish there was a glide so the sound woould be a little smoother great app

G70%
by G####:

No sound on X10 mini pro

K70%
by K####:

BAH!

K70%
by K####:

It obviously has potential, but the sound is broken up between notes, unlike a theremin. With a little work it could be a good app.

T70%
by T####:

That's about it

B70%
by B####:

Makes a noise That's about it

R70%
by R####:

Not quite it on Nexus 7 It obviously has potential, but the sound is broken up between notes, unlike a theremin. With a little work it could be a good app.

K70%
by K####:

Needs a glide/portamento to replace the step increase in pitch. Otherwise it awesome

K70%
by K####:

BAH!

D70%
by D####:

Made me laugh Wish there was a glide so the sound woould be a little smoother great app

O70%
by O####:

No sound on X10 mini pro


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