A multidimensional system for perceiving, crafting, and transmitting essence — through matter, code, and consciousness.
# What is Tria
TRIA is a holistic research initiative that treats the musical instrument as a living interface between the player and the world.
It explores and fuses:
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SOMA – the material body, resonance, and physical acoustics
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PNEUMA – the breath, energy, and subtle transmissions
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PSYCHE – the mind, memory, emotion, and intent
TRIA is the meeting point of these three principles: a model for developing intelligent analog instruments that respond, evolve, and communicate.
# The Triadic Model
SOMA - The Body
The tangible, the audible, the crafted
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Sound-treated fibers for porosity and projection
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Cymatic bracing geometries
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Tuned, resonant wooden structures
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SEM-aided surface modulation
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Mechanically-controlled onboard analog effect systems
PNEUMA — The Soul
The energy flow, the subtle, the electric
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Harvesting energy from touch, motion, vibration
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Triboelectric generators, coils, piezos, capacitive storage
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Analog feedback pathways
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Passive modulation through pressure/proximity
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Resonant coils recycling energy back into the instrument
PSYCHE — The Mind
The memory, intent, response
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Memristor-like analog signal routing
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Emotionally responsive tone shaping
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Evolving circuits, shaped by how you play
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Passive analog intelligence — no code, only craft
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Signal as story — past interactions shaping present expression
# Living Instrument: A New Category
Not just handcrafted.
Not just analog.
Not digital.
A new kind of instrument that:
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Listens back
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Learns by being played
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Feels alive in your hands
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Resonates with your expression