London - Shane Kerwin, a graduate in Product Design at Brunel University in English, has created a special speaker that allows deaf people to hear music with your fingers.
"Vibrato" is the name of the device, transmits the vibration of the instruments on five different pad: so people with hearing problems can experience - ensures Kerwin - the feeling of hearing music through touch.
Although the ear to allow those with hearing to distinguish different sounds, because you fail the finger and the body there is a need for more support. The different vibration pad to allow you to identify the notes, rhythm and combinations of these. "Vibrato" also allow to create their own music. By connecting the speaker to your PC, you can use special software to explore this type of music production.
Shane Kerwin said he hoped that "vibrato" can have a positive impact in schools, encouraging children with problems of hearing loss to use the same PC and software that use other during music lessons.
"There are many deaf people that you enjoy the music and new production technologies. The tactile sensations produced by Vibrio can help in this direction. Basically it is a way to find out people the beauty of the music world, "said Paul Whittaker, artistic director for Music and the Deaf, the British charity organization that takes care of bringing music to people with hearing problems.
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