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Final Project, Process, Research

Final Sound Texturizer

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So here is my first prototype for the rain texturizer.

So basically this is a simple slide for the sago seeds to slide and make the rain sound. However I felt like this texturizer was too rigid and stagnant.  So I decided to go back to my  initial idea of the headphone and surround sound and made this instead!

It is a helmet that you can wear, with two different tubes varying in lengths. The sago seeds are inside so, as the tubes slides, one sounds heavier and louder than the other. Placing the tubes near the near and sliding them the same times gives the effect of the surround sound.  Here is a video of me using the rain texturizer!

Also enjoy the few pictures of me and Vienna as since we both did on rain, we decided to combine our instruments. Attached is also my pdf for viewing 🙂

Sound Texturizer

Overall it was such a fun project!

Research

Sound & Touch : Research

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Before jumping into the project, it is only fair to know basically how do humans hear and feel.

Sound

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Credits: https://www.sc.edu/ehs/training/Noise/hearing.ht

When we hear a sound, this is what actually takes place:

  1. Sound waves enter the ear canal and cause the eardrum to vibrate.
  2. Vibrations pass through 3 connected bones in the middle ear
  3. This motion sets fluid moving in the inner ear.
  4. Moving fluid bends thousands of delicate hair-like cells which convert the vibrations into nerve impulses.
  5. Nerve impulses are carried to the brain by the auditory nerve
  6. In the brain, these impulses are converted into what we “hear” as sound.

 

Touch

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Credits: http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/information/anatomy/touching.htm, http://hubpages.com/education/The-A-Z-of-Medical-Terminology

Your somatic sensory system is responsible for your sense of touch. The somatic sensory system has nerve receptors that help you feel when something comes into contact with your skin, such as when a person brushes up against you. These sensory receptors are generally known as touch receptors or pressure receptors. You also have nerve receptors that feel pain and temperature changes such as hot and cold.

Q: Whats the similarity between frogs and us?!

A: Both frogs and human have the same organ parts! We both have eyes that can see underwater. We both also have vocal chords and also many other organs which have similar purposes.