The Resynator is a pitch-tracking synthesizer invented by Don Tavel In the … Read Full Bio ↴The Resynator is a pitch-tracking synthesizer invented by Don Tavel In the 1970s. Thirty years later, his daughter Alison, born just 10 weeks prior to his death from injuries sustained in car crash in 1988, discovered the only working model left. As a child, Alison heard stories about her father's synthesizer, but she knew little about it.

At age 23, Alison would go on to become an assistant to singer-songwriter and musician Grace Potter. Prompted by a conversation with Phish bassist Mike Gordon, she made a trip to her grandmother’s attic, where she discovered the Resynator. Alison is now running a Kickstarter campaign to fund a documentary that tracks her road to discovery with both the Resynator and her father.

Honey Bee
Resynator Lyrics

Come on now, give me some sugar
Give me some sugar, little honey bee
Don't be afraid, not gonna hurt you
I wouldn't hurt my little honey bee

Don't say a word about what we're doin'
Don't say nothin', little honey bee
Don't tell your momma, don't tell your sister
Don't tell your boyfriend, little honey bee

She like to call me king bee
She like to buzz 'round my tree
I call her honey bee
I'm a man in a trance
I'm a boy in short pants
When I see my honey bee
Well I've got something to say

Look here now, peace in the valley
Peace in the valley with my honey bee
Don't say a word 'bout what we're doin'
Don't say nothin', little honey bee

She give me her monkey hand
And a Rambler sedan
I'm the king of Milwaukee
Her juju beads are so nice
She kissed my third cousin twice
I'm the king of Pomona
Well I've got something to say

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS

Written by: TOM PETTY

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Brianne Baker

This is so cool. I can't wait to see the finished piece.

toamaori

It's so tragic that your time with him was taken away.. I'm sure he's a real proud Dad wherever he is, and will follow you every step of the way. If your Dad's invention can track an audio signal as good as a midi pickup can... WOW!!!! can't wait to see it come to fruition.

Da GobliNN

5y↑2

Awesome thank you for sharing this ..Cant wait to hear it . He was way ahead of his
time

Tiffany Christopher

This is epic! I would love to get my hands on one of these. You are a badass & an inspiration 😘 Are you running a patreon page or some type of crowdfunding for the doc & production?

Scott Lukas

What an amazing story!

Roderick Timmerman

Inspiring story! so what's going to happen next- would it be relaunched?

John Richardson

@Alison Tavel , I believe it is in your best interest to contact Infected Mushroom in two or more of their albums they use their own custom/name brand plugin VST to change timbre image throughout a song... and they’re a big name.

John Richardson

I believe, a pitch shifter with mathematical harmony @: tempo/ speed /// in all divisions-time signatures

DjSegwon

My pops pasted before I was born in a car accident as well, rip to our loved ones! 🎶

Jacob Ryan

I will save up for one! :D Well when it comes about to being available. I'll probably donate some money too to help out. I think that helps. :D

Kaleb Shaffner

So, what does this thing even sound like? Are we allowed to know before the theatrical release? The story is cool, too, but I’m way more interested in the hardware itself

Resynator

I've been making music with it lately, spotify or apple music (artist: Resynator) to hear covers that are all-Resynator. There will be more demos and raw sounds of the Resynator eventually too. Maybe samples, loops, maybe software, maybe hardware too :) Thanks for checking it out.

David Crafton

Very cool story, knob music is neat stuff. Tangerines Dream like

Denes Dobai

I wonder if Nine Inch Nails ever used it...

Boi Mesa

So where can we hear what this sounds like...?

Boi Mesa

@Resynator music tribe/Behringer?

Resynator

3y↑1

@Boi Mesa Because I haven't found a person or company who wants to give me 300 grand :)

Boi Mesa

@Resynator why do everything alone though...?

Resynator

3y↑1

@Boi Mesa hopefully some news will come in 2023. running everything myself and funding everything myself so it's been a slow process. started in 2014 but working on it every day! i try to keep my social media and newsletter up to date and hope to have a good update at the top of next year for both the film and the technology!

Boi Mesa

@Resynator that's really sick :O so whens this thing available to the public?!

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5y↑1

Oh shit we have one of these lying around in the studio we never used it, was not sure what exactly this thing does or how to set up.

Tim Erickson

5y↑2

I love the project, but the narrative of this video is weird. What's with the clip of the guy saying "Those that knew him have said, Oh I don't think he ever would hurt himself. And… I wasn't so sure" ? It suddenly takes a very dark turn in a video that's otherwise very positive

Cr8Tron

@Resynator As a coder/guitarist (involved in digitally-controlled analog guitar amp design), it's a fascinating topic, seeing that your father was clearly ahead of his time on the possibilities of how technology can shape music, and considering how he designed the Resynator as open source for the end user to experiment with. I can only imagine what might be achievable, were we to somehow incorporate this into some of the product development I'm currently involved in! 😮

Just added you on FB, btw... (I'm the guy in the pic with Robert Plant--and my stepdad to the far left.)

Snoo Lee

@Resynator I'm not sure what your objective is, but you might consider topic weighting if your objective is his legacy in service of the arts. Good luck.

Snoo Lee

@Resynator You may wish to consider the unique contribution of what the design and engineering is about. That is where the genius is what will interest people in a synth documentary is accurate technical perspective. Re, how you say? "the discovery of" personal traits, every pro in the music business has had several best friends who've killed themselves or been killed in accidents especially involving transport. For me at least that part is a buzzkill and I am not that interested in your relationship with your dad intertwined with the story of a man who invented a synth with unique qualities. You may wish to check out the Lenny Breau documentary that was done by his daughter. Good luck and yes, I already have emo from ten directions and I do not get enough sleep. take care

Snoo Lee

@Tim Erickson I think in the movie business you call that "continuity."

Tim Erickson

@Snoo Lee No, I'm just saying that without that prior context, the viewer of this teaser video would have no idea that's the subtext. The narrative of the edit is a bit lacking. We need more than one quick scene to allude to this aspect of the documentary. Storytelling matters even in trailers

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