http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frHHS5FZWnM
Pretty sure it's a theremin in this song...
In fact, they even show a Roland keybard in some of the stills.
I have an old Kurzweil midi-board which has pitch and vibrato wheels.
There was absolutely no variation in the vibrato rates in the tune.
Brief info:
The urban romance "Ya yekhala domoy" ("She was travelling home...") was written when Lev was 5 years old.
Lyrics and music by Maria Puare (1863-1933), the Russian actress and singer. Her grandfather was a French soldier who had stayed behind in Russia after the 1812 war.
Versions:
classic by Pelageya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEKe8cf1Gw0
country folk by Zhanna Bichevskaya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thSOQIsxG1M
rock by Diana Arbenina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kATd7f3aV-E
"...at the end. Our member Martel had noticed it as an "idealy soft sounding"." - ILYA
Here's my noob stab at the Theremin part: Я ехала домой.mp3
It sounds like a sine wave with a bit of level overload (clipping) here and there. I like the ambiance of the recording in the video!
Well, the link has been deleted, but I did find the song, it most likely is not a theremin.
Back in the old days, 2001, I used a Yahama delay unit that did produce perfect vibrato at any reasonable speed, on the album "No Vocals Please" (progressive theremin at times - recorded live with two Korg Synths backing the theremin).
I believe it was a YAMAHA E1005 Analog Delay Chorus, they have one at eBay ($179) if you get tired of doing it by hand. I used it since my right hand was crippled at the wrist making manual vibrato painful with a very short endurance.
Nothing like perfect vibrato, except what makes playing the Flight of the Bumblebee on a theremin possible.
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