Trautonium

The trautonium is a electronic Musical instrument Monophonique, created towards 1929 by Friedrich Trautwein with Berlin. This last was joined soon by Oskar Sala, which continued the development of its invention until its characteristic died in 2002.

The instrument is not actuated by a keyboard, but thanks to a flexible rail metal, pressed on a resistant wire, which allows an expressive play (Vibrato), and authorizes the glissandi on 3 octaves.

Paul Hindemith wrote parts for a trio of trautoniums granted according to different Tessiture S: low, media, and acute. One of the first improvements brought by Sala was a switch to modify the agreement of the instrument. He added later on a generator of noise, a generator of envelope (“Schlagwerk”), filters Formant S (several filters band pass) and oscillators subharmonic. These oscillators enrich the sound by adding frequencies lower than the fundamental one. Up to four frequencies can be thus added to fundamental, according to a selection carried out by the instrumentalist. From where the name, Mixturtrautonium , allotted to the new instrument. Oskar Sala contributed to the band of several films, most known being the noises conceived for the Birds of Alfred Hitchcock.

The manufacturer of electronic instruments German Doepfer provides surfaces of control of the metal ribbon type, equipped with interfaces midday, allowing to control current Synthétiseur S the made-to-order of trautonium. One can also find a version of Trautomium in plugin to the format VST.

See too

Theremine
Waves Martenot

External bonds

page on Trautonium with www.obsolete.com
Oskar resources Salted and Trautonium
site of Doepfers
Neumixturtrautonium VST

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