How to make a Theremin

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How to make a theremin, this video shows how a theremin works, and how to make one. Sorry for how long it is, it was necessary to fit in all the info... Hope you enjoy! :)
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@justinlow8192 6 жыл бұрын

Him: "Hopefully you can understand that" Me: I hope he has a drawing explaining that Him: "ok, let's move on to the math" Me: ssshhhiiittt

@derkommissar4986 5 жыл бұрын

Drawings are gay

@miroslavzima8856 5 жыл бұрын

NOT THE MATH! Nightmare which will haunt my whole life! x(

@saradanhoff6539 5 жыл бұрын

Git gud scrubs

@mariabarros3824 4 жыл бұрын

Me : Oh i don't know english

@KeystoneScience 4 жыл бұрын

That makes 2 of us

@Willam_J 6 жыл бұрын

I've been an EE for 39 years and that was a really good explanation of inductors, capacitors and resonant frequency for people new to the subject. Great job!

@KeystoneScience 6 жыл бұрын

thank you :)

@michalnemecek3575 6 жыл бұрын

Keystone Science. The only man smart enough to use a small TV as a hammer.

@georgegates526 5 жыл бұрын

Keystone Science: I'm glad there are people like you, who still honor discrete components! Thank you!

@Krishna-od1vz 6 жыл бұрын

can you make a particle accelarator

@StudioCluiss 6 жыл бұрын

krishna mohan what's the point

@IvanEedle 6 жыл бұрын

In making a joke? They're funny, like haha funny.

@josiahhickman5738 6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Cluiss The point is making complex technology, avaible to people with less money.

@sheriif 6 жыл бұрын

krishna mohan I liked this comment assuming u're being sarcastic.... if ur serious you're either 12 years old or dumb, just dumb.

@kjpmi 6 жыл бұрын

That’s funny but he could probably make one of those home made fusion reactors. It could be like a long term project/long format video series. Whatever you want to call it.

@neuro518 5 жыл бұрын

Every electronics video should have a thunder storm. Keeps us grounded.

@LinzyMcMurter 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best channel I've found d in a while, great job, much wholesome, much knowledge lol.

@leovonfitzy 3 жыл бұрын

Grat video, very well made and explained! Just waiting for the parts to arrive for my own attempt at building it! Thanks a lot and best wishes! :)

@annelieseocallaghan801 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, I came to this channel when it had just started and it's wonderful to see it grow and become popular and successful.

@ka_okai9 6 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video , thanks for sharing all this cool stuff with us Keystone Science!

@redvulps 6 жыл бұрын

damn, I'll try to make this later, and I would love to see a more complete one, with the volume antenna

@jackmickelson17 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in highschool and I've just started learning EE and legit, the explanation at the start made soo much sense. You have been an amazing teacher, hats off to u

@darinhitchings7104 11 ай бұрын

I highly recommend the book Getting Started in Electronics by Forest E Mims III. I got started on it when I was 10 or 11. It's an excellent book for someone getting started. And it gives intuition without bogging you down in equations. From there, the next thing you want to do is either a) get an oscilloscope for $500 or else b) learn how to use the program PSPICE to simulate circuits (it's free).

@chaosreigns7386 5 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely the funniest goddamn thing I saw in a long time...thank you for this...it came out of nowhere...

@randumb625 4 жыл бұрын

What a genuinely nice person, linking his viewers channel

@sstorms8 6 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. We need more KZfaqrs like you.

@Tedolego 6 жыл бұрын

Your explanation of inductance and resonant frequency was so helpful and comprehensive

@sodiumvapor13 6 жыл бұрын

GIMME DA MEETA! Shit wrong channel.

@stonecold7945 6 жыл бұрын

ACvoltage haha so very funny

@chinguunbolorsaikhan9598 6 жыл бұрын

you watch electro boom?

@hyakinthos_0902 6 жыл бұрын

gimme the booze shit wrong place

@ridwanandrianou209 6 жыл бұрын

FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER

@neo4704 5 жыл бұрын

Mom: What did you rent from the band this year, honey? Me: A THERAMIN.

@DylansDIYWorkshop 6 жыл бұрын

22:31 That laugh though! Awesome tutorial man! You make it very easy for a beginner to understand

@botnetz 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Great detail about the actual circuit! Might actually build one of those. One idea for a video I have is like on how to build a simple Laser Engraver/Cutter out of mostly salvaged parts.

@Jmtech-we9cd 6 жыл бұрын

Another amazing video: )!!!

@jamespeterson3139 6 жыл бұрын

NICE really help full this video is real good to watch u learn so much

@matthewmeuwese5331 6 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Keep the quality content coming

@theoliviaarchives4794 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. That was actually very good playing at the end.

@MrUnkownGuyAC 6 жыл бұрын

I love your intro song, it reminds me of the music they had in the early educational CD-ROM games! Ah, nostalgia.

@nobleofftrack741 6 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work man!

@loc4725 6 жыл бұрын

You've done a good job although I can see how some people might get confused. The trouble is you'd need to visually show things like an induced magnetic field and electrons moving as that field collapses. And if you're going to go into that level of detail it's going to be a lot of work and make for a long episode. But none the less thanks for a really interesting video.

@evilchickenman6446 6 жыл бұрын

Love the content! 👌 :D

@tedvanmatje 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for this fella....will be off to build one in a bit. thanks for sharing :)

@AberdolphLinklr 5 жыл бұрын

There should be lightning sound in a second..... Dude that's called thunder😂😂😂😂😂

@webtrekkeruk2487 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a Therrmin for my daughter but she never touches it. ;-)

@thedigitallabrat 4 жыл бұрын

If you don't need it that's my dream lol

@usaka23479 4 жыл бұрын

@@thedigitallabrat woooosh

@K3vinK 4 жыл бұрын

*throws vegetables*

@mishasofia6091 4 жыл бұрын

send it to me :(

@miscellaneous1276 3 жыл бұрын

@@mishasofia6091 if you didnt know thermin is not played by touching it.

@adamsj01 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the cut to the thunder storm... Love that thunder

@alimajdera2742 6 жыл бұрын

Good job 👌 It is really amazing and funy project to make .. keep on

@kingslayer9097 6 жыл бұрын

You are a great teacher!!

@holly-leedickson6414 Жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to build my own theremin! Sooooo coool! I also saw your video on combining a plasma ball and theremin. Way cooler than just the LED lights I was going to settle for. I have an idea for an interactive artwork for an exhibit next January and I wanted to figure out how I could incorporate light and sound. This and the diy plasma globe will be perfect! Now I just have to figure out where to buy/ thrift all the parts I’m going to need and how to set them up inside my sculpture safely. I have a small old guitar amp to use for audio out. I want to make 12 small plasma globes and each one of them playing a different frequency so I can try to tune them to the 12 notes and halftones in an octave. I wonder how the circuitry for this will look and how complex that will make it. Thankfully my partner is an audio engineer and can help me out with some of the build and calculations.

@YogySK 6 жыл бұрын

Nice project! :) looking forward to the version with volume antenna :)

@LuisTorres-qz5kr 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Did not find a LINK to your schematic and parts list!!

@Arinx7 6 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see more circuit calculations. Maybe not in the video, but a link to something like a google document, with documentation on what to change and by how much for varied results. Like what you talked about with the antennae's capacitance vs the variable capacitor. What changes can we make to the variable capacitor, and what will those changes do to the resulting Rf?

@lopezstallon8449 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video as always and good luck for future projects. A big fan of yours and learned a lot from you . Keep up the good work :). Ohh and is there any way I can salvage that j fet from anywhere?

@AO-qy8fp 6 жыл бұрын

YOU'RE AMAZING! SO SIMPLE

@Socks3657 6 жыл бұрын

Can you please give me the material list to make this??? I cant find it on the official page

@josephrayle752 Жыл бұрын

I’d love to see how to build a theremin with the volume. Interesting video. Subscribing!

@leoponce82ponce 6 жыл бұрын

BEST CHANNEL EVER

@yashdhandale 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.... I really loved it

@Katiethekitten 6 жыл бұрын

Would love to see one with the volume antenna also would love to see how you made your lab EEVblog made a few videos for labs

@Willam_J 6 жыл бұрын

A cheap and dirty way to make a small variable capacitor is to twist some small wires (like solid cat 5 cable wires) together. You can change the capacitance by twisting and untwisting the wires. For the value you specified, two lengths about 3-4 inches long would be a good place to start.

@ivanreynoso3849 6 жыл бұрын

William J. True. Some guy told me the same thing...havent tried it but nice when you dont have one right away

@ivanreynoso3849 6 жыл бұрын

William J. Is this a trade secret? Lol

@Willam_J 6 жыл бұрын

ivan Reynoso - Yes! Don’t tell anyone! ;-)

@smokebuur 6 жыл бұрын

I have no idea what you just explained. I really enjoyed listening to it though great vid!

@DarrenDIY 6 жыл бұрын

you know using a radio as a hammer usual stuff :) finally iv'e always wanted to make one

@t.s.sachinvenkatesh3804 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome man, j would suggest releasing lengthy projects in parts

@shaibaazshaikh8044 6 жыл бұрын

Very very great your programs

@finnsuchara1992 6 жыл бұрын

thanks for the capacitor codes it makes it just a little bit quicker of a build

@mouthbreather280 6 жыл бұрын

I've been subbed to him since before 500 subs :)

@Lee_B_Futures 6 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@baqcasanke 6 жыл бұрын

Good stuff as always. I was wondering if you could do a whole video on the best old electronics to salvage and how to safely salvage components from them. I am a hobby DIY electric guy, who lives in poverty and doesn't have a dime to spare on parts. It would be helpful when i'm at a goodwill/thriftstore to know what electronic devices have the most useful components and how to remove them without breaking them. Thanks! also, are you going to college this fall? and if yes, is it for electrical engineering? i sure hope so cause we need people like you!

@azlaw2001 6 жыл бұрын

Very Nice. Thank you

@blasterak101 5 жыл бұрын

Hey, I understand this video is a bit old, but do you have a parts list or BOM for what you used in the circuit?

@mitradev1 6 жыл бұрын

I was questioned this exact term of 'Resonant Frequency' in my Practical Exam. Should've seen your video earlier!

@hundredhundred-thousand7951 6 жыл бұрын

Could you please make a vacuum tube related project, particularly a vacuum tube tesla coil? I've looked up some tutorials and they are really confusing, but you're really good at explaining things, so i think you would do a good job. :)

@cjschleusner 6 жыл бұрын

I gotta say. i love your videos. and I was wondering if you had a use for a 3d printer?

@MarinaUganda 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Is there a way to make the range of pitches more big in space? So we don't have to do such micromovements to play tones.

@smow7422 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work m8

@jurgenwagner-thepecartist7552 6 жыл бұрын

Nice Project

@123grobari 6 жыл бұрын

great videeoo

@Ramius117 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video... I hope to make some for Christmas gifts. Where is the digital layout and parts list?

@erin19030 Жыл бұрын

Sounds cheesey !

@wesleymitchell4698 6 жыл бұрын

"just to smooth out the circuit." love it

@CrYDAM1987 6 жыл бұрын

Ahh the ''what will he use to attach the letter to the wall today'' is by far my fav part :P

@Megalixer84 6 жыл бұрын

btw for those who dont know, that short clip he played from "over the rain bow" was from Peter Pringle. Look him up , the star trek song he does on the theremin sounds amazing

@nikiamz6501 6 жыл бұрын

Very good ! :-)

@ItaloLima 6 жыл бұрын

Cool !!

@MrItchyStitch 6 жыл бұрын

Great Scott! Is the white coat and the goggles a reference to Dr Emmet Brown from Back to the Future? Very cool.

@KeystoneScience 6 жыл бұрын

xD yeah, kinnda

@dannyaguilar4870 6 жыл бұрын

how do you even come up with this things liked and subscribed 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@DarrenDIY 6 жыл бұрын

Who is up for a volume antenna theamin

@KRAFTWERK2K6 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah WHY do almost ALL of these DIY theremins lack the volume antenna? >_< How the hell are you supposed to play these if you can basically only play one long note?

@audiodood 3 жыл бұрын

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 Its another theremin+freq to voltage converter+voltage controlled amplifier so yeah

@audiodood 3 жыл бұрын

@@KRAFTWERK2K6until then I guess you can connect it to a switch of some sort

@KRAFTWERK2K6 3 жыл бұрын

@@audiodood or a volume knob. That would be the simplest solution.

@audiodood 3 жыл бұрын

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 yeah but a key-like switch or something would probably be easier to adjust quickly; maybe connect it to an AREG or something to get a nice fade in/out

@charleswolf5205 2 жыл бұрын

Any updates on the Theremin? Also, do you have the digital schematic?

@mattscimeca4288 6 жыл бұрын

would love to see a version with the audio antenna!

@LimitlessScience20 6 жыл бұрын

Please do put the materials required in the description!

@ChiefDork 6 жыл бұрын

With in two seconds of this video my eyes went over to the suggested videos Oh... a Theremin...WOW!! all this time I've been calling it the Star Trek instrument

@expedientej.paranormal9465 2 жыл бұрын

Good 👍 work

@tooltiptinkerer 6 жыл бұрын

Most of this went over my head, but I want to learn. Where do you get your components from?

@carolagomez2514 6 жыл бұрын

Damn... I think I'm in love

@ItzChris-ql4zb 5 жыл бұрын

Since I couldn’t find the parts-list I went through the whole diagram and captured every component I saw. I don't know if anybody is still interested in this, but here’s what I got (this doesn’t include the parts for the audio amplifier): Resistors: - 2x 100 Ohm - 2x 470 Ohm - 2x 8.2 kOhm - 1x 2.2 kOhm Capacitors: - 3x 10µF - 4x 1.5nF - 2x 3.3pF - 2x 150pF Other needed Components: - 1x Antenna - 2x 1mH Inductors - 3x JFETs (as it was mentioned in the video, he used the TiS58) - 1x Variable Capacitor 4-50 pF - 1x audio Jack - Power Source I do not guarantee that everything in this list is correct, I gave my best, but feedback is always appreciated!

@KeystoneScience 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm I’m sorry, I must have deleted my list at some point :/ I’ll verify on my diagram I have in my files and put in the description!! Thank you! :)

@ItzChris-ql4zb 5 жыл бұрын

@@KeystoneScience Alright, you're welcome :) And keep the awesome projects coming, I love your channel!

@marvinmatter1501 2 жыл бұрын

@@KeystoneScience the list seems to have gone missing again :( is there any chance you could but back the list and diagram in the description?

@username00015 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work really really impressive ... but dude the weather is spooky outside, you should forget theremin and run in rain unless u make pitches like theremin 😜

@hakrj12 6 жыл бұрын

I understand nothing

@covjekdusa9335 6 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to make one for myself,but alas my knowledge of electricity escapes me.

@KRAFTWERK2K6 3 жыл бұрын

There's literally dozens of us. DOZENS!!!

@axodarap 6 жыл бұрын

epi cvideo man! Very well explained. Ibeliev the resonane frequency should be called fR tho, not Rf. But that's just me being a stickler ;)

@Neo-ph7sb 6 жыл бұрын

wonderful

@jesekawika375 6 жыл бұрын

Keystone i saw you at the grant thomson meet up in oahu. I remember because you said to your friens that you had a new shirt for your channel

@KeystoneScience 6 жыл бұрын

haha yeah xD

@joshzotz7445 6 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@marmen3450 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@Katiethekitten 6 жыл бұрын

"There should be lightning sounds" *thunder sounds* "oh"

@InluxBDX 4 жыл бұрын

Can you please provide more details about the variable capacitor? I've got one, with three terminals, and looks like I'm lost in how I'll put it in the circuit.

@mango3586 6 жыл бұрын

very interesting video

@davidprock904 6 жыл бұрын

Please show us the best way to produce HHO the quickest and with great PSI and without using a electrolyte. so I can use it as a torch to cut and to melt metal. Note I'll be going through thick metal so the length of the flame is important (psi)

@h7opolo 6 жыл бұрын

How refreshing. Which engineering field are you most fond of, Keystone? lol "There should be lighting sound in a second." 18:26 Otherwise known as thunder. Very enjoyable tutorial.

@daniellecelone9361 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see one with a volume antenna! :)

@KRAFTWERK2K6 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a version WITH Volume Antenna. :O

@petresilegov2581 6 жыл бұрын

You should make a cathon ray tube

@goombie8962 6 жыл бұрын

gamerdudes superelite cathode?

@petresilegov2581 6 жыл бұрын

cat soup yes, I didn't spell it correctly thank you

@KingNothing22 6 жыл бұрын

CATHODE

@themeez1000 6 жыл бұрын

Flux capacitor

@melinda6301 5 жыл бұрын

he doesn't need to make a CRT omg, there are enough of them in the trash...

@SteelSkin667 6 жыл бұрын

This sounds really good. It just lacks a volume antenna to become a perfectly serviceable instrument.

@andraserklarts3368 23 күн бұрын

5:00 That Epsilon in the formula is not the dielectric constant, but the permittivity, and that equals with the dielectric constant times the vacuum permittivity which is round about 8,9 * 10^-12 Q/Vm, so according to that you will get a capacity round about 10¹¹ times lower than with your explaination. Really interesting project though👍