Thereminator 2

“I’ll be Bach.” Stop the presses! Load up the inkwells! For it's the return of one of the first — if not the first — instruments made for iOS: the infamous “pocket theremin” is back.

A lot has changed since those heady days of 2008, and so has Thereminator. Although it is not made of T-1000 grade liquid metal (well...not yet), the all-new Thereminator 2 has evolved into a bona fide touch controlled virtual theremin with ample helpings of tone, expression, versatility, and technology.

And it’s now an AUv3 plugin, too! Using a special adaptation of the MPE protocol, Thereminator 2 can inject its eerie sounds directly into your DAW, whether on your iPhone, iPad or Apple Silicon powered computer.

Whether you have your plan 9 ready, or just lurking in dark shadows, it is a thrill to bring back the app that started it all for us. Thank Y’all for the support, for it’s been an amazing journey!


:: Specifications ::

• Touch-controlled Virtual Theremin
• AUv3 instrument plugin included
• Compatible with DAWs that are MPE friendly, including GarageBand, Logic, and Cubasis
• Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon powered computers
• Over 50 factory presets

Sound engine includes,

• 8 waveforms, including the original, unique Thereminator waveform
• 8 octave frequency range
• Special drive stage for fattening up the sound
• Virtual-Analog resonant filter
• Dedicated vibrato and tremolo operators with adjustable rate & amount
• Portamento
• Custom chorus / expander effect for big stereophonic sounds
• Modeled tape delay capable of self-oscillation — plenty of vintage mojo
• Vertical touch control for volume, filter, vibrato and tremolo

Built-in touch controller includes,

• Horizontal pitch and vertical expression control
• 51 musical scales
• Selectable musical key
• Note Snap feature that can dial in any amount of glide between adjacent notes
• Lock feature to preserve above setting during preset changes
• Scrollable control surface with adjustable key size

MIDI / MPE and other features include,

• MIDI Learn
• MPE
• Can be used with regular MIDI keyboards on MIDI channel 1 (channels 2-16 are optimized for MPE)
• Save & share unlimited banks and presets
• Standalone app includes virtual “Tapedeck” for recording & sharing your creations