Experiment Sweet Music to the Deaf
Date:
02/25/2009 9:29am Scientists from Ryerson University are working on a chair that would allow the deaf to 'hear' music.
In a small Toronto tavern next week, people who cannot hear will crowd into the room to experience music.
The unusual concert, in what organizers say is the first ever concert for the deaf, is a rather public experiment by those who specialize in the science of music, who will use computers to translate audio signals into tactile sensations, along with visual projections that mimic the tempo of the music.
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