Electronic sounds

Select the red 'play' symbol (middle of screen) to start.

The 'hand' button (top left of screen) allows you to turn on and use your camera. You can then use gestures to play the virtual theremin.

Alternatively, move your mouse or cursor to play.

You can also adjust the volume, oscillator and glide dials on the virtual theremin.

Adjust the volume, oscillator, key/scale, octaves and glide in settings (top right of screen).

Select dots (pattern or random) along the bottom rows on the screen. When selected, the dots will get larger and change colour.

Select 'play' (bottom, middle of screen) to hear what that pattern would sound like on an electronic drum kit.

Create up to 4 different patterns by selecting the circles at the bottom of the page and adjusting the pattern for each circle.

Select the 'Specials' and 'Shapes' buttons (top left of screen) to experiment with different sounds and patterns.

Select the volume, bpm (beats per minute), swing and slices buttons (bottom left of screen) to adjust the beat and sound.

Select the angle and shape icons (bottom left of screen) to see the angles and shapes that have been created.

To start, tap the screen or use the top row of your keyboard (keys Q to P).

Tap the screen or use your keyboard to make sounds.

Start or stop the metronome (the background clicking beat) by turning 'click' on or off. This button is found in the top left corner of the screen.

Adjust the tempo (speed) using the 'tempo' button in the top left of the screen.

Select 'record (top left of screen) to record a beat or sound.

Continue to select the empty circles (top middle of screen under the headings drums, rhythm, chords, bass and lead) and record a new sound each time. This will add the sound to your looped recording.

Select 'restart' to begin again.

Musical concepts explained jpeg, © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2006, copied under s113P, accessed 24 August 2020.