This is the first episode of a brand-new video & podcast interview! Giovanni from Frap Tools talks with Francesco Gennari, a talented musician who merges modular synths and classical counterpoint. We discuss his style, approach, background, and gear and make some patches along the way.

Also available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts.

Video: https://youtu.be/DygqHbm1rmg

Francesco's album: https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/frammenti

https://frap.tools

00:00 Introducing our guest: Francesco Gennari

01:09 Noise punk, classical music, and electronic music

03:40 Skateboard, broken knees, and modular synths

05:50 On "Frammenti" and composing for the modular synthesizer

10:55 Counterpoint and randomization

16:55 The concept behind "Frammenti"

19:38 Francesco Gennari's patch

22:49 Francesco's patch breakdown

26:48 Patch discussion

31:48 On USTA, SAPÈL, FALISTRI and rhythm variations

40:56 Gödel, Escher, Bach

42:04 What could be the next Frap Tools module?

45:45 Giovanni's patch in the style of Francesco Gennari

47:39 Giovanni's patch breakdown