{"id":9007,"date":"2014-03-19T12:14:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T16:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9007"},"modified":"2014-03-19T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T16:14:27","slug":"rf-nomad-synthesizer-meets-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/rf-nomad-synthesizer-meets-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"RF Nomad: Synthesizer meets radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evatontechnologies.com\/rf-nomad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9008\" alt=\"RFNomadModularGrid\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RFNomadModularGrid.jpg\" width=\"168\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RFNomadModularGrid.jpg 168w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RFNomadModularGrid-94x300.jpg 94w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RFNomadModularGrid-31x100.jpg 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a>For electronic musicians who love the sonic texture of shortwave radio, check out the RF Nomad, under development <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evatontechnologies.com\/rf-nomad\" target=\"_blank\">by Evaton Technologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Evaton describes the RF Nomad module:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;RF. Radio Frequency. The stuff that\u00a0Marconi made famous. Or maybe it made Marconi famous. Either way, it&#8217;s not just for listening to hockey games anymore.<\/p>\n<p>The RF Nomad voltage-controlled sideband shortwave receiver Eurorack module is currently in final stages of prototype evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>The RF Nomad adds the squealy, squelchy, noisy, unpredictable vintage sounds of shortwave radio to your modular. But this is no ordinary shortwave; it&#8217;s been designed to be extra noisy, extra squealy, extra\u00a0gritty, and just\u00a0downright nasty. No built-in\u00a0output 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.<\/p>\n<p>Hissy interstation audio. Squealy heterodynes. Fading stations.\u00a0Atmospheric noises. Faint voices in foreign languages from distant broadcast stations. Fire and brimstone.\u00a0It&#8217;s all in there, just like your granddad&#8217;s old\u00a0tabletop shortwave.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;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\u00a0you could get out of a shortwave receiver.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/jU4fVzvDgik\" target=\"_blank\">Check out this demonstration video<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jU4fVzvDgik\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Many thanks to <a title=\"Mitsuhiko Kagawa on twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i_mecha\" target=\"_blank\">Mitsuhiko Kagawa<\/a> for the tip!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For electronic musicians who love the sonic texture of shortwave radio, check out the RF Nomad, under development by Evaton Technologies. Evaton describes the RF Nomad module: &#8220;RF. Radio Frequency. The stuff that\u00a0Marconi made famous. Or maybe it made Marconi famous. Either way, it&#8217;s not just for listening to hockey games anymore. 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I already submitted a review to the blog which you posted (thank you). 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Many of the radios have BuyItNow prices and auction dates nine days out. Many of these are Panasonic models and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Panasonic-RF-1170-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Panasonic-RF-1170-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Panasonic-RF-1170-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13481,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/the-panasonic-rf-2200-an-early-birthday-gift\/","url_meta":{"origin":9007,"position":3},"title":"The Panasonic RF-2200: an early birthday gift","author":"Thomas","date":"June 6, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This week, I purchased a radio that I have lusted after for years: the Panasonic RF-2200. 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