diff --git a/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.test.ts b/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.test.ts
index fd2212540..979b2e6d4 100644
--- a/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.test.ts
+++ b/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.test.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,25 @@ describe("PluckSynth", () => {
 		return CompareToFile(() => {
 			const synth = new PluckSynth().toDestination();
 			synth.triggerAttack("C4");
-		}, "pluckSynth.wav", 0.26);
+		}, "pluckSynth.wav", 0.02);
+	});
+
+	it("matches a file with release", () => {
+		return CompareToFile(() => {
+			const synth = new PluckSynth({
+				resonance: 0.97,
+				release: 0.2
+			}).toDestination();
+			synth.triggerAttackRelease("C4", 0.6);
+		}, "pluckSynth2.wav", 0.06);
 	});
 	
 	context("API", () => {
 
 		it("can get and set resonance", () => {
 			const pluck = new PluckSynth();
-			pluck.resonance.value = 0.4;
-			expect(pluck.resonance.value).to.be.closeTo(0.4, 0.001);
+			pluck.resonance = 0.4;
+			expect(pluck.resonance).to.be.closeTo(0.4, 0.001);
 			pluck.dispose();
 		});
 
@@ -45,7 +55,7 @@ describe("PluckSynth", () => {
 				resonance: 0.5,
 			});
 			expect(pluck.dampening).to.be.closeTo(300, 0.1);
-			expect(pluck.resonance.value).to.be.closeTo(0.5, 0.001);
+			expect(pluck.resonance).to.be.closeTo(0.5, 0.001);
 			pluck.dispose();
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.ts b/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.ts
index 96040ce7f..60d3e118c 100644
--- a/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.ts
+++ b/Tone/instrument/PluckSynth.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-import { Param } from "../core/context/Param";
 import { Frequency, NormalRange, Time } from "../core/type/Units";
 import { LowpassCombFilter } from "../component/filter/LowpassCombFilter";
 import { deepMerge } from "../core/util/Defaults";
 import { optionsFromArguments } from "../core/util/Defaults";
 import { RecursivePartial } from "../core/util/Interface";
-import { Signal } from "../signal/Signal";
 import { Noise } from "../source/Noise";
 import { Instrument, InstrumentOptions } from "./Instrument";
 
@@ -12,11 +10,11 @@ export interface PluckSynthOptions extends InstrumentOptions {
 	attackNoise: number;
 	dampening: Frequency;
 	resonance: NormalRange;
+	release: Time;
 }
 
 /**
- * Karplus-String string synthesis. Often out of tune.
- *
+ * Karplus-String string synthesis.
  * @example
  * var plucky = new Tone.PluckSynth().toDestination();
  * plucky.triggerAttack("C4");
@@ -41,9 +39,14 @@ export class PluckSynth extends Instrument<PluckSynthOptions> {
 	attackNoise: number;
 
 	/**
-	 * The resonance control.
+	 * The amount of resonance of the pluck. Also correlates to the sustain duration.
 	 */
-	readonly resonance: Param<NormalRange>;
+	resonance: NormalRange;
+
+	/**
+	 * The release time which corresponds to a resonance ramp down to 0
+	 */
+	release: Time;
 
 	constructor(options?: RecursivePartial<PluckSynthOptions>)
 	constructor() {
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ export class PluckSynth extends Instrument<PluckSynthOptions> {
 			resonance: options.resonance,
 		});
 
-		this.resonance = this._lfcf.resonance;
+		this.resonance = options.resonance;
+		this.release = options.release;
 
 		this._noise.connect(this._lfcf);
 		this._lfcf.connect(this.output);
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ export class PluckSynth extends Instrument<PluckSynthOptions> {
 			attackNoise: 1,
 			dampening: 4000,
 			resonance: 0.7,
+			release: 1,
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -97,14 +102,16 @@ export class PluckSynth extends Instrument<PluckSynthOptions> {
 		this._lfcf.delayTime.setValueAtTime(delayAmount, time);
 		this._noise.start(time);
 		this._noise.stop(time + delayAmount * this.attackNoise);
+		this._lfcf.resonance.cancelScheduledValues(time);
+		this._lfcf.resonance.setValueAtTime(this.resonance, time);
 		return this;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * PluckSynths' trigger release method doesn't do anything.
+	 * Ramp down the [[resonance]] to 0 over the duration of the release time.
 	 */
-	triggerRelease(): this{
-		// does nothing
+	triggerRelease(time?: Time): this{
+		this._lfcf.resonance.linearRampTo(0, this.release, time);
 		return this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/audio/compare/pluckSynth2.wav b/test/audio/compare/pluckSynth2.wav
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d60bdf76
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