Resin

A feedback string resonator that can take external inputs and create sounds ranging from subtle sympathetic resonances to complex feedback. I am recording an album of collaborations with this instrument with support from the Canada Council for the Arts for release in spring 2025.

The instrument consists of a transducer, strings, pickups, and custom circuitry I designed consisting of amplfiers, filters, distortion, and a PT2399 based delay that can swap between serial and parallel processing.
The completed instrument on the workbench.
Left hand removes feedback paths by muting strings. Right hand controls feedback amount and effect.
Fully populated circuit board.
Live performance at the Banff Centre using a prototype version. All sounds are the prototype Resin processed by modular synthesizer. Video is from Lake Minnewanka.