diff --git a/xybrid/nodelib/instrumentcore.h b/xybrid/nodelib/instrumentcore.h
index d6b0aeb..bc04779 100644
--- a/xybrid/nodelib/instrumentcore.h
+++ b/xybrid/nodelib/instrumentcore.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "data/node.h"
 
+#include "util/mem.h"
+
 namespace Xybrid::Data {
     class CommandPort;
     class AudioPort;
@@ -23,9 +25,6 @@ namespace Xybrid::NodeLib {
      * Not mandatory by any means, but handles all the "standard" commands for you.
      */
     class InstrumentCore {
-        double time;
-        double smpTime;
-
     public:
         class Note {
             friend class InstrumentCore;
@@ -50,6 +49,8 @@ namespace Xybrid::NodeLib {
                 std::array<void*, 5> ptr;
             };
 
+            template<typename T> inline T& scratchAs() { return *(reinterpret_cast<T*>(reinterpret_cast<void*>(&scratch))); }
+
             Note() = default;
             Note(InstrumentCore*, uint16_t id);
 
@@ -79,12 +80,19 @@ namespace Xybrid::NodeLib {
             void startTick(Note&, double tickTime);
             void process(Note&, double smpTime);
         };
+    private:
+        //
+
+        double time;
+        double smpTime;
+
+    public:
 
         double volume = 1.0;
         double pan = 0.0;
 
-        std::unordered_map<uint16_t, Note> activeNotes;
-        std::unordered_multimap<uint16_t, Tween> activeTweens;
+        std::pmr::unordered_map<uint16_t, Note> activeNotes = {16, Util::ralloc};
+        std::pmr::unordered_multimap<uint16_t, Tween> activeTweens = {16, Util::ralloc};
 
         std::function<bool(Note*, const ParamReader&)> paramFilter;
         std::unordered_map<uint8_t, std::function<bool(const ParamReader&)>> globalParam;
diff --git a/xybrid/util/mem.cpp b/xybrid/util/mem.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5608f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xybrid/util/mem.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include "mem.h"
+
+using namespace Xybrid::Util;
+
+std::pmr::synchronized_pool_resource Xybrid::Util::rpool; // instantiate
+decltype(Xybrid::Util::ralloc) Xybrid::Util::ralloc(&rpool);
+
+namespace {
+    static bool _____ = [] { // static init hackery to force pre-reservation of a certain chunk size
+        const constexpr size_t rsize = 1024*1024*128;
+        auto r = rpool.allocate(rsize);
+        rpool.deallocate(r, rsize);
+        return false;
+    }();
+}
diff --git a/xybrid/util/mem.h b/xybrid/util/mem.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0581dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xybrid/util/mem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <list>
+#include <deque>
+#include <memory_resource>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace Xybrid::Util {
+    extern std::pmr::synchronized_pool_resource rpool;
+    extern std::pmr::polymorphic_allocator<std::max_align_t> ralloc;
+
+    template<typename T, size_t PSIZE = 16>
+    class ResourcePool {
+        typedef char slot[sizeof(T)];
+        std::list<slot[PSIZE]> pages;
+
+        std::deque<T*> avail;
+        std::pmr::unordered_set<T*> used = {rpool};
+
+        void newPage() {
+            auto p = pages.emplace_back();
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < PSIZE; i++) avail.push_back(&p[i]);
+            //avail.res
+        }
+
+    public:
+        typedef T type;
+        static const constexpr size_t pageSize = PSIZE;
+
+        template<typename... Arg>
+        T* getNew(Arg... args) {
+            if (avail.empty()) newPage();
+            T* n = avail.pop_back();
+            new (n) T(args...);
+            used.insert(n);
+            return n;
+        }
+
+        void del(T* n) {
+            if (!used.contains(n)) return; // not mine
+            n->~T(); // destroy object
+            used.erase(n);
+            avail.push_back(n);
+        }
+
+    };
+}