Therevox

Therevox builds custom musical instruments in Ontario, Canada. The company focuses on continuous-pitch instruments and is known for building a modern analog synthesizer inspired by the rare Ondes Martenot.[1]

Therevox ET-4.3
Therevox pitch control ring
Therevox pressure-sensitive paddles

First commissioned in 2004 to build modern version of the Electro-Theremin as used by The Beach Boys on their 1966 single "Good Vibrations", only 12 of these instruments went to musicians and studios in North America and Europe.[2] In 2010, Therevox was commissioned by Montreal's Breakglass Studio[3] to build a new instrument and designer Mike Beauchamp combined the Ondes Martenot's au ruban and touche d’intensité interface with a dual oscillator analog synthesizer similar to the MiniMoog.[4] The design included a built-in Spring Reverb and this prototype became the ET-4 [5] model that has been available since 2012. According to the online marketplace Reverb.com,[6] the ET-4 was one of the most watched synthesizers of 2023.

In March 2021, the Therevox ET-5 was announced and began shipping to advance customers shortly afterwards.[7] There is currently a two year waiting list for a new Therevox ET-5.[8]

Notable users of Therevox instruments

The instrument has been a feature of OneRepublic's Native Tour and the ET-4 has also been used on soundtracks for Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), The Walking Dead: Dead City,[10] Halo Infinite,[11] Bad Banks, The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley and horror film Nurse 3D starring Paz de la Huerta and the Salvatore Ferragamo inspired "White Shoe".[4]

See also

References
  1. "therevox : about". therevox. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  2. "Wood and Wires: The Ondes Martenot Reimagined". sonicstate.
  3. "Le soleil brille sur The Besnard Lakes | Alain Brunet | Musique". Lapresse.ca. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  4. "Windsorite sees success with Therevox invention". urbanitenews.com.
  5. "Therevox ET-4.1 Features Expressive Control + Analog Sound". Synthtopia. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  6. "The Most Watched Synths & Electronic Gear of the Year".
  7. Beauchamp, Mike. "ET-5 Development – therevox". 3 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. "Therevox ET-5". therevox.com. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. "Talking Synths with Anton Sanko at Easter Island Studios". 29 August 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  10. "The Walking Dead: Dead City Composer On Found Sounds And Iconic Influences". screenrant.
  11. "My first time playing a Therevox". youtube.


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