RF Nomad Launch Party Performances

RF Nomad Launch Party Performances: Greg VanEck

Published on Sep 25, 2014 Russ Hoffman

"Greg VanEck performs on his modular synth, using an RF Nomad as a sound source for this patch.

About the performance, Greg notes: 'One way I discovered to interact with the Nomad is to squeeze the antennae. It can be very touchy when doing this, but I've found the slightest changes in pressure can sometimes really boost reception of a certain frequency, or interfere with it and totally cancel it out. I kept the antennae wrapped up in a coil and would slowly apply pressure and release to the rhythm of the patch... reminded me of interacting with my old noisy theremin.'

This technique can be clearly seen at 5:17.

Video from August 23, 2014 at the Evaton Technologies RF Nomad Launch Party, at Assemble PGH in Pittsburgh, PA, USA."

http://www.evatontechnologies.com/

RF Nomad Launch Party Performances: Margaret Cox

Published on Sep 29, 2014 Russ Hoffman

"Margaret Cox performs at the RF Nomad Launch Party, Saturday, Aug 23, 2014. Manipulated field recordings, amplified found objects, magnetic strip cards.
Video credit: Videographer Ed Huang, dirque@412video.com"

RF Nomad Launch Party Performances: 8CYLINDER & Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Published on Sep 30, 2014 Russ Hoffman

"8CYLINDER and Tongue-Cut Sparrow perform at the RF Nomad Launch Party, Saturday, Aug 23, 2014, at Assemble in Pittsburgh. The performance consists of modular synths, circuit-bent electronics, and, of course, an RF Nomad.

http://rhinoplex.org/8cylinder/

http://www.evatontechnologies.com/rf-...

Video credit: Videographer Ed Huang, dirque@412video.com"

EurekaSound Interviews Evaton Technologies' Russ Hoffman

Published on Jun 1, 2015 Russ Hoffman

"Dave from EurekaSound interviews Evaton Technologies' engineer, Russ Hoffman about the Evaton Technologies products sold thru EurekaSound.

The interview covers the MKAdapter, RF Nomad, and upcoming CLX module.

EurekaSound is the exclusive distributor of the MKAdapter microphone adapter for the MicroKorg vocoder synth, and also carries other Evaton Technologies products, as well as EurekaSound's own music products. "

http://www.evatontechnologies.com/

Oscillate:Pittsburgh Performances -- Russ and Nick

Published on Mar 22, 2015 Russ Hoffman

"Nick Breinich and Russ Hoffman [Evaton Technologies] perform a drone / improvisatory ambient electronic music set on Eurorack modular synthesizer and Haken Continuum Fingerboard at Oscillate: Pittsburgh, March 21 2015."

RF Nomad: Atomic Shadow Edition Available March 2016

"The wait is nearly over! The finalized aluminum RF Nomad Atomic Shadow Edition faceplates recently arrived from the sheetmetal vendor, and they look fantastic! Only a few more components remain to arrive before the first batch of 5U RF Nomad modules will begin to roll off the assembly line.

Each RF Nomad: Atomic Shadow Edition module will be hand-built and individually calibrated and tested by Evaton Technologies' founder, engineer, and chief bottle-washer: Russ Hoffman.

There is an email list signup sheet at www.evatontechnologies.com/5u-signup for folks interested in purchasing the RF Nomad Atomic Shadow Edition module when it becomes available.

Once modules are available to ship, I will send out another emailing to announce the finalized price and payment options.

The final module will include a length of coax cable with PL-259 connections on each end, and a hand crafted dipole antenna suitable for indoor installation. By using standard RF connectors, third-party outdoor antennas can also be used, for increased reception.

I'm looking forward to shipping a great product, and also to seeing what music all of you will create with it.

Acknowledgements

I'd like to thank Rod Mitchell (Atomic Shadow (www.atomicshadow.com)), Consulting Artist on this project, for all his input, inspiration, and encouragement. Rod's been twisting my arm to make some more modules in 'Man-Sized' 5U format, as he calls it. His efforts on that front may have succeeded; stay tuned!

Cheers,

Russ Hoffman
Evaton Technologies

www.evatontechnologies.com/5u-signup"

Atoms To Molecules Live Exceprts

Russ Hoffman

"Atoms To Molecules plays live at VIA festival October 2016. Excerpts of full set."

Russ Hoffman of evaton technologies

Knobcon III: Revenge of the Synth After-Banquet Jam

Published on Sep 15, 2014 Russ Hoffman

"Suit & Tie Guy, Atomic Shadow, and Alexis Rogers perform "Dub Force Rising". Jam session following the Herb Deutsch banquet at Knobcon III in Chicago 2014"

via Russ of Evaton Technologies

Evaton Technologies RF Nomad Launch Party in Pittsburgh August 23

via Evaton Technologies

"Come celebrate the release of the RF Nomad with us! There will be a launch party Saturday, August 23, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM at Assemble in Pittsburgh, PA.

Assemble is located at 5125 Penn Avenue in Garfield, between Evaline and Winebiddle Streets. http://assemblepgh.org

There will be pizza and soft drinks, swag from our dealers, (and some from MATRIXSYNTH!), a brief Q&A session with Evaton Technologies founder, Russell Hoffman, and live modular synthesizer performances by local artists 8Cylinder, Nick Vasculator, and Greg Vaneck.

Evaton Technologies' module designer, Russ Hoffman, has also been known to twist a knob or two, so who knows what might happen!

Please RSVP to info@evatontechnologies.com with the subject PARTY, so we can plan accordingly. Invite your friends for an evening of food, fun, and modular music mayhem!"

New Haken ContinuuMini & Evaton µCVC Unveiled at IRCAM - Coming to SUPERBOOTH18

"Evaton Technologies shows uCVC at unveiling of Haken ContinuuMini at IRCAM

Evaton Technologies’ Russ Hoffman [left] was on hand at ContinuuCon Paris this weekend, at IRCAM, to demonstrate the µCVC Eurorack module in conjunction with the release of the new, more affordable, more portable version of Haken Audio Continuum, called the 'ContinuuMini'.

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SSL FX Capacitor 5U Module

via @AtomicShadow

"There was Collusion! Between @DougSlocum at Synthetic Sound Labs, Russ Hoffman at Evaton Technologies and Mrs. Shadow. The SSL FX Capacitor module arrived in 1 day and ambushed me under the Christmas tree. Thank you all so much!"

Evaton Technologies SDIY MDRONE

Published on Oct 25, 2015 Russ Hoffman

http://www.evatontechnologies.com/

"The Evaton Technologies SDIY MDRONE will be available in November. This video demonstration shows the powerful standalone drone synth that YOU build! Just in time for the holiday season, the SDIY MDRONE makes the perfect gift for the DIY'er in your family, or buy one for yourself! PCB + Parts kit available in November, with a pre-drilled, case with legend available soon after. (Video shows a clear pencil box case as an example of a case you could build yourself).

The SDIY MDRONE consists of 3 square wave oscillators and a bandpass filter with adjustable center frequency and bandwidth. The filter can be overdriven for a grittier sound. Simple thru-hole construction can be completed in as little as a single evening.

Operation from a single 9V battery allows hours of tweaking. Use the SDIY MDRONE alone, or with external effects for maximum fun. And, best of all, you can take pride in having built it yourself!

Detailed assembly manual has step-by-step instructions, and, for educational customer, also includes a discussion of the basic circuit theory."

New Evaton RF Nomad Eurorack Prototype Module Video

RF Nomad Proto Teaser Published on Mar 17, 2014 Russ Hoffman·3 videos

"Evaton Technologies' RF Nomad Eurorack synth module prototype. The RF Nomad is a voltage-controlled sideband shortwave receiver module. The RF Nomad will be available summer 2014, and is the first module in Evaton Technologies' product line. Many more to follow!

Evaton Technologies manufactures products for the electronic music market. See our MKAdapter gooseneck mic adapter for the Korg microKORG and other products at http://www.evatontechnologies.com/mus...

(microKORG is a trademark of Korg, Inc. )"

"Entry on ModularGrid.net:

http://www.modulargrid.net/e/users/view/37090

Text from the Evaton Technologies website:

"RF. Radio Frequency. The stuff that Marconi made famous. Or maybe it made Marconi famous. Either way, it's not just for listening to hockey games anymore.

The RF Nomad voltage-controlled sideband shortwave receiver Eurorack module is currently in final stages of prototype evaluation.

The RF Nomad adds the squealy, squelchy, noisy, unpredictable vintage sounds of shortwave radio to your modular. But this is no ordinary shortwave; it's been designed to be extra noisy, extra squealy, extra gritty, and just downright nasty. No built-in output filtering means that a rich spectrum of harmonic content is available on the audio output jack. Audio levels can be driven to distortion. CV control lets you add your own creative spin on sound design.

Hissy interstation audio. Squealy heterodynes. Fading stations. Atmospheric noises. Faint voices in foreign languages from distant broadcast stations. Fire and brimstone. It's all in there, just like your granddad's old tabletop shortwave.

But, the RF Nomad adds a twist: The tuning is voltage controlled. Sure, when you were a kid, you discovered you could make spacy noises on Papa's shortwave by slowly turning the tuning dial. But just how fast could you twist that dial? Faster than an audio-rate LFO? Hardly. Voltage controlled tuning means that the RF Nomad will let you explore sounds you never imagined you could get out of a shortwave receiver."


Availability: Summer 2014
MSRP: TBD
Size: 8 HP
Power: +12V @ 10mA, -12V @10mA
Depth: 42mm"

Evaton Technologies Synth DIY class @ West Liberty University

Russ Hoffman, of Evaton Technologies, recently gave a Synth DIY workshop at West Liberty University. Students learned how oscillators and filters work, while constructing a reduced version of the Evaton Technologies SDIY MDRONE kit. (The kits were reduced to a single oscillator, to accommodate the constraints of building the kits in the allotted time.)

The workshop was held in conjunction with Professor of Music, Dr. Matthew Harder's Electronic Music Ensemble, at West Liberty University.

The students will be performing with their new drone synths in an electronic music ensemble concert at the university in April.

You'll find photos here.

RF Nomad Launch Party Performances: 8CYLINDER & Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Published on Sep 30, 2014 Russ Hoffman

"8CYLINDER and Tongue-Cut Sparrow perform at the RF Nomad Launch Party, Saturday, Aug 23, 2014, at Assemble in Pittsburgh. The performance consists of modular synths, circuit-bent electronics, and, of course, an RF Nomad.

http://rhinoplex.org/8cylinder/

http://www.evatontechnologies.com/rf-...

Video credit: Videographer Ed Huang, dirque@412video.com"

Lots of synth spotting: Check out their Arturia Minibrute sound module conversion at 12:18. DSI Evolver, Korg ER-1, loads of homebrew and circuit-bent sound tools, and of course... Modulars!

All performances here.

Schmidt Synth at NAMM 2014

Published on Jan 26, 2014 Russ Hoffman·2 videos

"Schmidt 8-voice polyphonic analog/digital synth at NAMM 2014"

RF Nomad Launch Party Performances: Margaret Cox

Published on Sep 29, 2014 Russ Hoffman

"Margaret Cox performs at the RF Nomad Launch Party, Saturday, Aug 23, 2014. Manipulated field recordings, amplified found objects, magnetic strip cards.
Video credit: Videographer Ed Huang, dirque@412video.com"

http://www.evatontechnologies.com/

All performances here.

Oscillate:Pittsburgh Performances - Zon Vern Pyles and Levi Graft

Published on Mar 22, 2015 Russ Hoffman

"Zon Vern Pyles and his student, Levi Graft, perform on Nord gear and Dot Com modular synth at Oscillate:Pittsburgh. 3/21/2015"

How to "Transmit" to your RF Nomad with another RF Nomad

Published on Sep 20, 2014 Russ Hoffman

"In this video, see how to use a second RF Nomad as an RF source for your first RF Nomad. In this manner, you can 'transmit' your own audio source and decode it with an RF Nomad, and mangle to your heart's content! Note, this is not the same as a shortwave broadcast, but it is a useful effect -- one RF Nomad picks up the modulated tiny bit of RF generated by the other, controlled by an audio CV source."

http://www.evatontechnologies.com/

Oscillate:Pittsburgh Performances - Dr. Matthew Harder 03/21/15

Published on Mar 23, 2015 Russ Hoffman of Evaton Technologies

"Dr. Matthew Harder performs on Theremin, Monotrons, CS-01, and Ableton Live at Oscillate: Pittsburgh on 3-21-2015"

See the Oscillate: Pittsburgh channel at the bottom of this post for more.

RF Nomad Testing 1,2,3...

"This track was composed entirely from sounds generated by the RF Nomad module from Evaton Technologies. EQ, reverb and delay were added during mixing. The RF Nomad is a voltage controlled shortwave radio module. The tuning frequency can be swept with an LFO or other voltage sources to produce unique textures. Many thanks to Russ Hoffman for agreeing to produce this (so far), one of a kind, MU sized version."

Gert & Moon Modular NAMM 2014

Published on Jan 25, 2014 Russ Hoffman·1 video

"Gert demonstrates the Moon Modular Synth at NAMM 2014"