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youtube.com - 11/20/2008

Wii Theremin - Star Trek Theme (video)

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Homemade Wiimote-powered Theremin. The technology links a Wiimote controller, infrared LED gloves and a Roland JV-1080 synthesizer to create Theremin-like so...

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Wii Theremin
MAKE Magazine: hacks — Ken Moore, a user experience designer at Google, created a very convincing Theremin simulator using a Wiimote and a Roland JV-1080 synth. I've seen a few Theremin simulators that use accelerometer data, in both Wiimote and iPhone form, but this is the first I've seen that does a good job of recreating an authentic Theremin experience in all its 50s sci-fi awesomeness. Using some IR gloves and the Wiimote's CCD, one hand's horizontal movement controls pitch and the other hand's vertical movement controls volume. At just $35, the Wiimote is an AMAZING piece of ...

Wii Theremin
MAKE Magazine — Ken Moore, a user experience designer at Google, created a very convincing Theremin simulator using a Wiimote and a Roland JV-1080 synth. I've seen a few Theremin simulators that use accelerometer data, in both Wiimote and iPhone form, but this is the first I've seen that does a good job of recreating an authentic Theremin experience in all its 50s sci-fi awesomeness. Using some IR gloves and the Wiimote's CCD, one hand's horizontal movement controls pitch and the other hand's vertical movement controls volume. At just $35, the Wiimote is an AMAZING piece of ...

Man Builds Wiimote Theremin, Plays Star Trek Theme [Theremin]
Kotaku — The very definition of 'Neat Hack', Ken Moore shows us his DIY Wiimote Theremin with a virtuoso rendition of a piece traditionally associated with the instrument - the theme from Star Trek . It's not, in actual fact, a real Theremin ...

Ken Moore goes where no man has gone before, turns Wiimote into theremin
Joystiq [Nintendo] — Filed under: Video, Homebrew Ken Moore likes to fiddle around with things. His latest project turns the Wiimote into a theremin, which is one of the earliest electronic instruments and the first that is actually played without touching. Above, you'll see a video of Ken providing a tech demo and brief history lesson on the instrument. Past the break, you'll see Ken attempt to do the theme for the original Star Trek show. [Via Engadget] ...