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Page 2: ...CELE BRATI N G YE ARS OF T HE T HEREMIN...

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Page 4: ...ou have to have music in your soul You also have to have courage Playing the theremin is like being a trapeze artist without a net You don t know if you ll land correctly or not but you take a risk an...

Page 5: ...uld be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer all servicing to qualified personnel only NOTE...

Page 6: ...nt at some point If such a time ever arises you may find yourself advised by Moog s Service Department to perform a sim ple recalibration In the event of such a situation an Inductor Coil Adjustment T...

Page 7: ...meters 40 Filter 40 Brightness 40 Wave 41 Analog Delay Parameters 41 Delay 41 Delay Time 41 Delay Feedback 42 Timbres 42 Select a Timbre 43 Store a Timbre 43 Headphones 44 Headphone Out 44 Headphone V...

Page 8: ...Clara Rockmore PR photo with theremin New York 1932...

Page 9: ...remin has made its mark on popular culture through film scores television references and more The instrument was used to create other worldly audio effects in mid century films such as The Day the Ear...

Page 10: ...heremin After her death in 1998 Bob also restored Clara s 1929 RCA Theremin a gift from Leon Theremin which now resides in the Artist Gallery of the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix Arizona Your n...

Page 11: ...descen dant of Bob Moog s designs for the Etherwave Pro which was in turn created to closely mim ic the tonality Bob Moog had helped to create for Clara Rockmore s theremin In addition a deep smooth a...

Page 12: ...Clara Rockmore Recital Poster 1938...

Page 13: ...Clara Rockmore taking a break during the rehearsal for her last public performance on the theremin Merkin Concert Hall New York September 28 1989...

Page 14: ...arameters and more Nearly every knobbed parameter on the front panel except for the TIMBRE and REGISTER ro tary switches can send and receive MIDI data either via DIN MIDI connectors or via USB MIDI T...

Page 15: ...no objects should be within a foot or two of the instrument Clar avox Centennial should be positioned away from walls and other large stationary objects Using the Mounting Plate Stand Adapter Refer t...

Page 16: ...e stand by matching up the threads and spinning the mount ing plate in a clockwise direction until tight Step 3 Place Claravox Centennial on top of the stand and adapter assembly While steadying Clara...

Page 17: ...na assembly will be the opposite of what is shown Pitch Antenna Arm Refer to Figure 3 The Pitch Antenna which is the straight brass tube does not attach to Claravox Centennial directly but to a fixtur...

Page 18: ...r to Figure 4 The long end of the Volume Antenna which is the looped brass tube connects to the receiving fixture on the left side of Claravox Centennial A retaining pin is fixed through the Volume An...

Page 19: ...quired for stable operation Main Out First plug one end of a 1 4 instrument cable into the MAIN OUT jack on the rear panel Then plug the other end into an amplified speaker or mixing console input Pho...

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Page 21: ...he WAVE and BRIGHT NESS knobs to their midpoint 12 o clock position Also set the DELAY knob to its min imum value fully counterclockwise NOTE A more complete explanation of adjust ing the response of...

Page 22: ...h reaches about an octave below Middle C step back from your Claravox Cen tennial The pitch will continue to decrease un til the tone stops completely null point This null point indicates where you th...

Page 23: ...nial is a cutting edge theremin with powerful performance features Switch to the TRADI TIONAL mode for a world class analog there min experience e Analog Waveshaping Tweak your sound with control of t...

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Page 25: ...Claravox Centennial Moog Music Inc...

Page 26: ...ox Centennial is housed in a walnut cabinet and is highlighted by rich brass antennas Traditional and Modern Modes Operates as a traditional theremin or enhanced with ex panded sonic and creative pote...

Page 27: ...avox Centennial Lift your hand up and away from the Volume Antenna to raise the volume of your Claravox Centennial Lowering your hand or increasing its proximity to the Volume Antenna loop will make C...

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Page 29: ...28 Figure 9 Figure 8 Learning How to Play...

Page 30: ...gestures and focus on delicate movements Imagine tickling butterflies rather than clutching guitar strings Playing Exercises and Techniques The theremin has been described as one of the most difficul...

Page 31: ...e 3 Experiment by mixing combinations of legato and glissando Volume Hand Exercises Refer to Figure 10 Now that you ve gotten your pitch hand in shape let s work on your volume hand Keep your pitch ha...

Page 32: ...near volume and the far volume to suit your needs Ideally you should be able to go from mute to maximum loudness with just a flip of the wrist Vibrato Refer to Figure 12 Vibrato is an effect created...

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Page 34: ...ing your wrist relaxed and flexible using main ly forearm movements to shake your hand Pitch and Volume Exercises Refer to Figure 13 Now it s time to practice both hands working in concert 1 Hum a not...

Page 35: ...tch TIP Parameters labeled in reverse color text are accessible only in the MODERN mode Volume Antenna Controls Refer to Figure 14 In the theremin world one hand is used to con trol the volume and art...

Page 36: ...each note Bringing the pitch hand closer to the Pitch Antenna will raise the pitch moving the hand further away will lower the pitch until eventually there is no sound These two actions control the be...

Page 37: ...parameter you could also effectively limit the pitch range by select ing one of the lower octave settings and then using the PITCH knob to set the null point in a low register as well Quantize One of...

Page 38: ...onger be illuminated Selecting a Scale To enter Select Scale mode press and hold the SET ROOT button for a half second until the button s LED begins blinking While the SET ROOT button is blinking sele...

Page 39: ...ile the MAIN OUTPUT switch is in the MUTE position If using an optional footswitch to control the Mute setting the MUTE LED will reflect the true Mute status and may not always match the position of t...

Page 40: ...y available in a traditional theremin Sound is generated using a hetero dyne circuit and the volume is controlled using a rectifier circuit Even in the TRADITIONAL mode Claravox Centennial provides di...

Page 41: ...FILTER knob clockwise will raise the cutoff frequency or open the Filter allowing higher frequencies to pass through the Filter resulting in a brighter sound Rotating the FILTER knob counterclockwise...

Page 42: ...ERN mode Each one has its own function but all are part of the analog BBD Bucket Brigade Device Delay Circuitry The analog Delay is perfect for adding texture ambience and depth to the sound of your...

Page 43: ...eating infinite levels of feedback along with the signature dis tortion of an analog BBD delay TIP The design and circuitry of an analog BBD will naturally color the sound Typically you lose a bit of...

Page 44: ...and recalled through software Select a Timbre Rotate this six position knob to select one of the available Timbres The selected Timbre may be used as is or can serve as a starting point for modifying...

Page 45: ...he knob clockwise raises the Volume level rotating the VOLUME knob counterclockwise lowers the Volume level Power Refer to Figure 28 This switch turns your Claravox Centennial on and off The red LED i...

Page 46: ...45 Figure 28 Figure 29 Controls Functions Figure 26 Figure 27...

Page 47: ...municate with your Claravox Centennial via MIDI in order to access the software only functions to load and save an individual Timbre or Timbre Sets and other features It is important to know that ever...

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Page 49: ...The value of the 1 Volt Octave control voltage available at this output is determined by the current pitch and can be used as a CV source for other synthesizer equipment This output voltage can be spe...

Page 50: ...ner connected this provides a strong signal for the tuner to grab onto and is especially convenient when changing the Root Note and Scale checking tuning and other tasks while the audience hears silen...

Page 51: ...worth repeating because the player s entire body interacts with the circuitry at the heart of the theremin a properly grounded connection is required for stable operation However when using a well gr...

Page 52: ...n Registered Parame ter Numbers NRPN Controlling Moog Synthesizers Claravox Centennial can connect to any modu lar or semi modular analog synthesizer or real ly any Control Voltage capable musical or...

Page 53: ...l sig nal can also be used to control any other param eter that can be voltage controlled attack time cutoff frequency effect depth etc NOTE An offset voltage can be added to or sub tracted from the v...

Page 54: ...Centennial VOL UME OUT CV jack to the Subharmonicon RHYTHM 2 input jack NOTE The Claravox Centennial PITCH OUT and VOLUME OUT jacks are 1 4 jacks and Sub harmonicon uses 1 8 3 5mm jacks so adapt ers w...

Page 55: ...ble to re spond to MIDI RPN 0 Pitch Bend Sensitivity Claravox will automatically configure the cor rect pitch bend relationship for that device Chromatic Mode In this mode quantized MIDI Note Numbers...

Page 56: ...onvex Pitch Response 13 413 0 16383 Bipolar Center Value 0 Adjusts the linearity of the Pitch Antenna response concave to convex Quantize Amount 16 416 0 16383 Determines the level of quantization Qua...

Page 57: ...one 116 Major Third 122 Minor Third Selects the scale used for quantization Register 75 475 0 2 32 1 64 0 96 1 Octave Offset for the Pitch Antenna Filter Cutoff 19 419 0 16383 Analog VCF Oscillator 1...

Page 58: ...81 0 Sine 32 Triangle 64 Saw 96 Wavetable Selects the mode for Oscillator 1 Oscillator 1 Level 25 425 0 16383 Selects the level for Oscillator 1 Oscillator 1 Wavetable 83 483 0 Wavetable 1 16 Wavetabl...

Page 59: ...or 2 Level 26 426 0 16383 Specifies the level of Oscillator 2 Noise Level 9 409 0 16383 Specifies the level of the Noise source sent to the Filter of Oscillator 2 Oscillator 2 Wavetable 82 482 0 Wavet...

Page 60: ...and Noise Oscillator 2 Filter Resonance Q 10 410 0 16383 Sets the Resonance Amount of the two pole State Variable Filter SVF affecting Oscillator 2 and Noise Oscillator 2 Filter Enable 103 503 0 Off 6...

Page 61: ...c Determines wheth er MIDI pitch control messages will be sent via Fixed mode or Chromatic mode MIDI Pitch Out Enable 108 508 0 Off 64 On Determines whether or not MIDI Pitch data corresponding with V...

Page 62: ...n CV In Scale 14 414 0 16383 Scales the voltage of the CV IN jack plus minus 100 Center value 0 out put CV In Offset 29 429 0 16383 Bipolar Center Value 0 This parameter pro vides an offset voltage th...

Page 63: ...CV is below threshold Volume Antenna Control Mode 113 513 0 Volume Antenna Enabled 43 Enabled Automute 86 Volume Antenna Disabled Determines whether the Volume Antenna is active active with automute...

Page 64: ...the correct playing range NOTE You will need to adjust the PITCH knob after performing this calibration procedure in order to hear the results Pitch Null Calibration Procedure Traditional Mode 1 Set...

Page 65: ...on in Step 4 to exit the Calibration mode without making any changes Volume Range Calibration Modern Mode In the MODERN mode you can use the Vol ume Calibration routine to set the NEAR mute point and...

Page 66: ...ttons Both LED indicators will begin to blink together once per second 3 Stand in your playing position and place your volume hand down where you would like to achieve the minimum volume closer to the...

Page 67: ...Clara Rockmore PR photo playing theremin New York mid to late 1930s...

Page 68: ...WAVE ADJUST knob Analog Delay Circuit Delay Amount DELAY AMOUNT knob 0 to 100 Delay Time DELAY TIME knob 20ms to 700ms Delay Feedback DELAY FEEDBACK knob 0 to 100 Timbre Timbre Select 1 6 TIMBRE knob...

Page 69: ...I SAW WAVETABLE passed directly to analog VCA NOISE White Noise passed directly to analog VCA OSC2 and NOISE passed through State Variable Filter Low Pass High Pass Band Pass Band Reject Volume Proces...

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Page 72: ...supported by our local authorized distributor A listing of our authorized distributors is available on moogmusic com If you purchase outside of your country you can expect to be charged for warranty a...

Page 73: ...r instrument Caring for Claravox Centennial Clean Claravox Centennial with a soft dry cloth only Heed the safety warnings at the beginning of the manual Don t drop the unit AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SAF...

Page 74: ...Robert Moog demonstrates his latest theremin to theremin virtuosa Clara Rockmore in Clara s home New York April 24 1993...

Page 75: ...y this incredible honor to name this centennial theremin after Clara Clara s lifelong devotion to furthering the true musical potential of the theremin mirrors Bob Moog s innovative vision for the wor...

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