{"id":465,"date":"2025-05-08T18:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/frap-tools-to-take-on-high-end-keyboard-synthesizer-market-with-west-coast-magnolia\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T18:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:30:27","slug":"frap-tools-to-take-on-high-end-keyboard-synthesizer-market-with-west-coast-magnolia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/frap-tools-to-take-on-high-end-keyboard-synthesizer-market-with-west-coast-magnolia\/","title":{"rendered":"Frap Tools to take on high-end keyboard synthesizer market with \u2018West Coast\u2019 MAGNOLIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Frap Tools, a manufacturer of Eurorack modules and accessories\u00a0alongside professional audio compressors in the 500-Series format, latest venture into the world of\u00a0high-end keyboard synthesizers with its introduction of\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u00a0\u2014 announced as an\u00a08-VOICE\u00a0ANALOG THRU-ZERO FM SYNTHESIZER\u00a0built to unlock every sound associated with \u2018West Coast\u2019 modular\u00a0synthesis through a classic keyboard interface.<\/p>\n

As an\u00a08-VOICE ANALOG THRU-ZERO FM SYNTHESIZER,\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u00a0unlocks every sound associated with the so-called \u2018West Coast\u2019\u00a0modular synthesis world with waveshapers, wavefolders, and, most importantly, analog linear TZFM(Through-Zero Frequency\u00a0Modulation) Indeed, its intentions are made clear from the outset by the on point wording worked tastefully into its (initial) top panel\u00a0design. No need to necessarily remain there, though, for fat resonant filters and powerful analogue oscillators also allow for more\u00a0traditional subtractive synthesis sounds. And although a deep and flexible modulation section encourages complex patches with\u00a0the push of a button and twist of a knob, switching modulations on and off with the\u00a0TOGGLE\u00a0function, it is always easy to keep track\u00a0of what is going on thanks to the inclusion of LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes) on every source and destination.<\/p>\n

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Digging deeper,\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u00a0features eight analogue voices with two oscillators \u2014 carrier and modulator \u2014 and 24 dB\/oct resonant\u00a0HIGH-PASS\u00a0and\u00a0LOW-PASS\u00a0filters; the carrier oscillator has a through-zero core for precise, sideband-rich analogue FM (Frequency\u00a0Modulation) sounds, so crystal-like pads to growling basses are available to all with the greatest of ease, while\u00a0FM\u00a0can be applied to\u00a0the filters. Furthermore, sculpting sounds that have not been heard before on analogue polysynths are now perfectly possible, thanks\u00a0to\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u2019s unique signal flow \u2014 think continuously variable waveform shapes and a wavefolder circuit per voice!<\/p>\n

Those two oscillators are derived from\u00a0Frap Tools\u2019\u00a0BRENSO\u00a0(https:\/\/frap.tools\/products\/brenso\/<\/a>), a Euroack module readily\u00a0representing its creator\u2019s primary analogue source of articulated waveforms whose degree of entanglement can be precisely set by\u00a0the musician.\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u2019s\u00a0Oscillator 1\u00a0is the \u2018West Coast\u2019 one with\u00a0TZFM, wavefolder, and\u00a0FLIP SYNC, while\u00a0Oscillator 2\u00a0is the \u2018East\u00a0Coast\u2019 one, with PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) and fine-tune. Whether wanting experimental FM sounds or punchy synth brass, they\u00a0are always at anyone\u2019s service. Speaking of\u00a0Frap Tools\u2019 unique modular soul,\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u2019s filter section is derived from\u00a0CUNSA\u00a0(https:\/\/frap.tools\/products\/cunsa\/<\/a>) \u2014 itself a quadruple analogue ping-able multimode resonant filter, saturator, mixer, and\u00a0oscillator, no less!<\/p>\n

Musically,\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u00a0sports a keyboard from fellow Italians FATAR, with polyphonic aftertouch capabilities for enhanced\u00a0expressiveness, while a per-part\u00a0ARPEGGIATOR\u00a0and per-part 16-step\u00a0SEQ\u00a0(sequencer) serve to creatively complement the synthesizer\u00a0still further. Features briefly worth drawing attention to here by way of ending on some more high notes include\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u2019s bi-timbral programs (with\u00a0SINGLE,\u00a0MORPH,\u00a0DUAL, and\u00a0SPLIT\u00a0MODES); all-analogue signal path; three loop-able DAHDSR (DELAY,\u00a0ATTACK,\u00a0HOLD,\u00a0DECAY,\u00a0SUSTAIN, and\u00a0RELEASE) envelopes; three digital LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators); and 512 preset memory slots.<\/p>\n

Anyone attending SUPERBOOTH25, May 8-10, FEZ-Berlin, Germany can get up close and personal with two\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u00a0pre-production units by swinging by Booth B049 there. Their creatorswill be showcasing them personally, eager to show the results of their\u00a0hard work, while providing a passionate warm welcome.\u00a0Frap Tools\u00a0aim to release\u00a0MAGNOLIA\u00a0as a production product by the end\u00a0of summer, albeit with some differences evident by then. The interface will likely be more refined, featuring digital effects, while some\u00a0features currently under evaluation could conceivably be removed.<\/p>\n

While Frap Tools\u2019 Eurorack modules and accessories, plus professional audio compressors in the 500-Series format, are available to purchase online directly from its website (https:\/\/frap.tools\/<\/a>),\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post Frap Tools to take on high-end keyboard synthesizer market with \u2018West Coast\u2019 MAGNOLIA<\/a> appeared first on Decoded Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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