Single Chip Theremin Circuit


Posted on Feb 5, 2014

This schematic diagram show a single chip Theremin circuit. Theremin is an electronic music instrument which sense hand movement to control the tones/frequency. This Theremin circuit uses two separate Colpitts LC oscillators to produce a beat frequency. The frequencies of two Colpitts LC oscillators are mixed and then rectified. This rectificat


Single Chip Theremin Circuit
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ion demodulate the mixed signal to get the beat frequency which is in audible range. This beat frequency or difference is the real Theremin`s output. The oscillator is operated at high frequency (inaudible) to get wide audible frequency range of beat frequency when two oscillator output is mixed. This circuit uses a 4011 quad gate to construct the high frequency oscillator operating at 250kHz. Here is the schematic diagram of the circuit: The metal probe that is used to sense your hand produces only small frequency shift in term of percentage of original frequency, that`s why we need to derive the beat frequency to get wide audible frequency range as the result of high frequency shifting. The IC2, an LM741 is used to amplify the mixed signal before rectification. The D1 will rectify the mixed signal to detect the audio (the beat frequency). This audio signal is then filtered by an adjustable bandpass filter IC3. The further audio amplification before power amplifier IC5 is done by IC4. The metal toilet-tank float is used for the hand probe since is has better sensitivity than a simple wire antenna, but any conductive material will work. [Circuit`s schematic diagram source: seekic. com]




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