Ok, I don’t know if anyone could be interested, I have no idea how many thereminists use pedals and frequent this forum, but just in case, we never, what the hell !

So I bought and tried the Ravish Sitar with my Moog etherwave theremin. Why buy this specific pedal ? Well imagine you have a theremin that sounds like a sitar… that’s about it, it sounded real good fun. But I did not expect all those possibilities.
Yes whatever you do, your theremin will sound at least sitarish, but the extend of the possible use lies in the fact that :
– it can act almost like a pitch corrector, giving a lot of attack on specified notes (there are sttings to chose a major or exotic mode for example, in A, B, C,…)
– You can apply the effect with a LOT of variation on the note played, which is why I got this pedal in the first place, and it goes from a mild discreet sitar to an almost distorted sitar, this is really cool
– and another surprise are those sympathetic notes that play (yes alone) even with a completly dry sound of the theremin. those sympathetic notes can actually be the “soul” of the sitar sound. so you have your normal theremin sound with those subtle notes flying around, giving a whole new ambiance.

Well, I’m loving it, it is really good fun. granted, you cannot use it on any kind of music sinci it sounds very oriental. but even on non-oriental-sounding-songs, with a low setting on those sympathetic notes, you get a very interesting effect.

SO the Ravish Sitar is a big YES, it is a very nice addition for a thereminist. Might not be a vital one, the Stereo Talking Machine would be way more useful, but it is great fun, very versatile and interesting.
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