Very much look forward to the prospect of adding a DIS*Player to my setup.
Allow me to elaborate on why I would like a visual pitch indicator. I have a very specific application for it.
For most notes, one simply listens to the sound and trims it to pitch. With sufficient ear training and practice, one develops the ability to trim in the right direction somewhat reflexively.
One of my approaches when composing is to utilize the full range of the theremin. Often I write sustained low notes that are, in turn, looped. Sometimes, I want to double the note at the octave. When playing in the low (32') bass range, one can hear the beats but cannot discern whether such a pitch is sharp or flat. Also, while sustaining low notes, one cannot hear in what direction the note is drifting.
In this application, a visual pitch indicator provides a solution. Currently I use a Korg AT-12. The only problem with the AT-12 is that it is kind of hard to read the meter if the lighting isn't very good. For this application, a visual pitch preview will be helpful.
For "normal" playing, a visual pitch preview is generally too slow to use. However, for sustained notes that are at the extreme low end of the range, the preview provides a means to stay on pitch.
One may ask "Why not pitch-correct the theremin and avoid all the fussiness of playing on pitch?"
And the answer that comes to mind is that it changes the nature of the theremin's response such that it starts to sound like a keyboard mono-synth. The subtle control of gliss and vibrato is lost with pitch-correction. Anyway, I digress...
I look forward to putting together a DIS*Player.
Very much appreciate your efforts. Keep us posted!
[i]-- Kevin[/i]
