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Resynator

When her genius inventor father dies, a daughter finds his old synth prototype, sparking a quest to learn his secrets and forge a posthumous connection.

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Alison Tavel

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YOUNG ALISON (voice-over):
Hi, my name is Ali Tavel, - Resynator

YOUNG ALISON (voice-over): Hi, my name is Ali Tavel,

(laughter) - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): You've
missed a lot over the years. - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): You've missed a lot over the years...

(voice-over): Mom built this
magical world for Lexi and I - Resynator

(voice-over): Mom built this magical world for Lexi and I

-TAMMY: Ah! There they are.
-(laughter) - Resynator

-TAMMY: Ah! There they are. -(laughter)

-Oh, my God.
-Ali, you can sing along - Resynator

-Oh, my God. -Ali, you can sing along

ALISON (voice-over):
I've always loved music. - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): I've always loved music.

And everyone told me
I got that from you. - Resynator

And everyone told me I got that from you.

When I was in the fourth grade, - Resynator

When I was in the fourth grade,

It made me question - Resynator

It made me question

And these stories were
all I had to connect to you, - Resynator

And these stories were all I had to connect to you,

I didn't end up doing my report
on the synthesizer, - Resynator

I didn't end up doing my report on the synthesizer,

(indistinct chatter) - Resynator

(indistinct chatter)

Okay, real fast,
I'm gonna take your tambourine - Resynator

Okay, real fast, I'm gonna take your tambourine

ALISON (voice-over): I'm 25 now
and I tour for a living. - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): I'm 25 now and I tour for a living...

(speaking inaudibly) - Resynator

(speaking inaudibly)

(audience cheering) - Resynator

(audience cheering)

ALL:
One, two, three! (shouting) - Resynator

ALL: One, two, three! (shouting)

...about the synthesizer
you invented. - Resynator

...about the synthesizer you invented.

I'd known my whole life
that it was stashed away - Resynator

I'd known my whole life that it was stashed away

An abandoned mystery
for 25 years. - Resynator

An abandoned mystery for 25 years.

But maybe it was finally time
for me to go find it. - Resynator

But maybe it was finally time for me to go find it.

My family always said
that my dad had, - Resynator

My family always said that my dad had,

DON (voice-over):
The synthesizer takes advantage - Resynator

DON (voice-over): The synthesizer takes advantage

Simply by playing a note
on my musical instrument-- - Resynator

Simply by playing a note on my musical instrument--

The oscillators
will be responding - Resynator

The oscillators will be responding

The final computer aspect
is the Timbral Image Modulator, - Resynator

The final computer aspect is the Timbral Image Modulator,

So, everyone says
you're the person to talk to - Resynator

So, everyone says you're the person to talk to

-Mm. -'Cause I thought that
that's what a synthesizer was. - Resynator

-Mm. -'Cause I thought that that's what a synthesi...

And then I pulled out this,
like, black rectangular box - Resynator

And then I pulled out this, like, black rectangular box

From what I can remember,
it's a "rack-mount, - Resynator

From what I can remember, it's a "rack-mount,

Basically, - Resynator

But that's
a pure theoretical concept. - Resynator

But that's a pure theoretical concept.

(beeping, buzzing) - Resynator

(beeping, buzzing)

(synthesizer music playing) - Resynator

(synthesizer music playing)

The Resynator is a mystery
because it's a black box - Resynator

The Resynator is a mystery because it's a black box

Your synthesizer is in there
ready to make notes and sounds, - Resynator

Your synthesizer is in there ready to make notes and sounds,

(Resynated music playing) - Resynator

(Resynated music playing)

But the heart of it
is an analog synthesizer, - Resynator

But the heart of it is an analog synthesizer,

No one ever made
a successful instrument - Resynator

No one ever made a successful instrument

ALISON (voice-over): If you
really had invented something - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): If you really had invented something

Not knowing anything
about the synth, - Resynator

Not knowing anything about the synth,

REPORTER:
On "Indy Alive," - Resynator

REPORTER: On "Indy Alive,"

Now, you may be thinking
that's an organ, - Resynator

Now, you may be thinking that's an organ,

Well, I got into electronic
music when it started, uh, - Resynator

Well, I got into electronic music when it started, uh,

Yes, on a Musical Instrument
Digital Interface - Resynator

Yes, on a Musical Instrument Digital Interface

ALISON (voice-over): The reason
why I wanted to come here - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): The reason why I wanted to come here

When Don was graduating
from the School of Music, - Resynator

When Don was graduating from the School of Music,

-DON: Maestro.
-(synth music plays) - Resynator

-DON: Maestro. -(synth music plays)

LARRY:
...and with his thoughts, - Resynator

LARRY: ...and with his thoughts,

The dean
and the faculty members - Resynator

The dean and the faculty members

And they said, - Resynator

You have a genius for a son." - Resynator

You have a genius for a son."

And I looked at his father,
I said, - Resynator

And I looked at his father, I said,

Like, did...
I mean, the Resynator, - Resynator

Like, did... I mean, the Resynator,

So, I just wonder what, um, - Resynator

So, I just wonder what, um,

-Yeah. -...other than to say
that I think that, - Resynator

-Yeah. -...other than to say that I think that,

But absolutely,
his plan was to be - Resynator

But absolutely, his plan was to be

ALISON (voice-over):
I once again found myself - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): I once again found myself

You have to know-- I know why
they love music and art: - Resynator

You have to know-- I know why they love music and art:

You had to have
an introduction to music, - Resynator

You had to have an introduction to music,

LARRY (voice-over):
The Beatles were coming up, - Resynator

LARRY (voice-over): The Beatles were coming up,

Donnie played
as many as 17 instruments. - Resynator

Donnie played as many as 17 instruments.

One of the members
of the Average White Band - Resynator

One of the members of the Average White Band

DEBORAH (voice-over):
His vision was - Resynator

DEBORAH (voice-over): His vision was

He founded the Department of
Computer and Electronic Music, - Resynator

He founded the Department of Computer and Electronic Music,

And I remember him
coming up with the idea - Resynator

And I remember him coming up with the idea

That's my memory of how he
connected the music department - Resynator

That's my memory of how he connected the music departme...

Don being here was
the seminal moment - Resynator

Don being here was the seminal moment

He lived up to,
what I think, genius. - Resynator

He lived up to, what I think, genius.

I want to hear the normal-- - Resynator

I want to hear the normal--

To-to try to get a better idea
of who Don was as a... - Resynator

To-to try to get a better idea of who Don was as a...

As a person, not as a genius. - Resynator

As a person, not as a genius.

There's a lot of stories,
many that - Resynator

There's a lot of stories, many that

LARRY (voice-over):
Everybody knew-knew Donnie, - Resynator

LARRY (voice-over): Everybody knew-knew Donnie,

Did he ever do anything crazy
in high school that... - Resynator

Did he ever do anything crazy in high school that...

-Did he ever do anything wrong?
-And I won't tell you. (laughs) - Resynator

-Did he ever do anything wrong? -And I won't tell you. ...

-ALAN: Hi, sweetie. Hi.
-ALISON: Hi. -(kisses) - Resynator

-ALAN: Hi, sweetie. Hi. -ALISON: Hi. -(kisses)

(chuckles) - Resynator

We were in New York yesterday
at that ESPN event. - Resynator

We were in New York yesterday at that ESPN event.

ALISON:
And, um, we-we were in Houston, - Resynator

ALISON: And, um, we-we were in Houston,

-ALAN: Yeah, this is where...
-TAMMY: And we know exactly - Resynator

-ALAN: Yeah, this is where... -TAMMY: And we know exactly

How should we know
where you are - Resynator

How should we know where you are

(chatter fades) - Resynator

(chatter fades)

Before that,
it was just me, Mom and Lexi. - Resynator

Before that, it was just me, Mom and Lexi.

ALISON (voice-over):
And I couldn't have imagined it - Resynator

ALISON (voice-over): And I couldn't have imagined it

But eventually,
Alan became part of our family, - Resynator

But eventually, Alan became part of our family,

He was my dad,
and he loved my mom. - Resynator

He was my dad, and he loved my mom.

ALAN (voice-over): In all
the years we've lived together, - Resynator

ALAN (voice-over): In all the years we've lived togethe...

-Oh, and you, too, baby.
-(laughs) - Resynator

-Oh, and you, too, baby. -(laughs)

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When her genius inventor father dies, a daughter finds his old synth prototype, sparking a quest to learn his secrets and forge a posthumous connection.

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Director: Alison Tavel

Writer: Kathryn Robson, Alison Tavel

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 10 Mar 2024

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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