Thereminator

Put a theremin in your pocket! Modeled after the infamous instrument that lent spooky sounds to countless classic sci-fi and horror films, Theremin-ator allows you to evoke the theremin magic by using the touch interface on your iPhone: simply move your finger horizontally to change pitch, and vertically to control the volume. Or get creative with your touches to achieve the unusual, or even the bizarre....

In the new Thereminator, we added an optional grid overlay that you can select to display musical tones or frequencies onscreen. We also simplified navigation by replacing gesture control with dedicated zoom buttons, and expanded the frequency range to 20 - 2020 Hz.

-- Six-and-a-half octave range (20Hz - 2020Hz)
-- Rich 44100 Hz, 16-bit CD-quality audio output
-- Four separate waveforms, giving different sounds
-- Optional tone/frequency/volume grid overlay
-- Echo and tremolo effects
-- Portamento algorithm for simulating quick "hand jerks"
-- Increase or decrease pitch resolution
-- User-controlled pitch range
-- Live frequency and volume indicators

You can navigate using the "+" / "-" buttons and the scroller bar. Zooming in will fit a smaller interval of frequencies onscreen, allowing for a finer pitch control. Scrolling will change the beginning and ending frequencies.

The "FX" button will display echo and tremolo toggles; you can manipulate the sound by choosing among the three different delay types. By pressing the "GRID" button, you can access the controls to show/hide the grid overlay, and choose whether youd like to see frequencies or notes.

Martian invaders not included!