Modular · Utility

Resonator

A bank of resonances: any signal becomes a string, a bar or a bell

Open in the synth with a demo patch Open Modular

What it does

The Resonator is eight resonant filters tuned like the overtones of one body: String (harmonic overtones), Bar (like a marimba) or Bell (inharmonic). Whatever comes in — a clock click, noise, a voice — rings as that body. Note sets the fundamental; an event at note not only retunes but also strikes the resonator with a short click, so it sounds on its own without an input. Damping is the ring length, Bright how many upper overtones remain.

Ports

in: Excitation: any sound
note: Note: retune and strike
pitch: Pitch cv (±1 = ±octave)
out: Sound

Parameters

Body · Note · Damping · Bright · Mix

Try this

Sequencer → Resonator "bar", damping 0.4 — a marimba without a single sample.
Noise through a VCA with a short envelope → Resonator "string" at damping 0.9 — a bow on a string.
A Resonator in a feedback loop with a Delay at low mix — a drone that swings itself.

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