Comments on: Tactile Sound: The Overlooked Gateway http://www.reactual.com/audio-equipment/tactile-sound/introduction-to-tactile-soun-html.html Durable, Well Design Goods | Products Made In The USA | Products That Last A Lifetime Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:39:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Thomas Clark Fenner Jr. http://www.reactual.com/audio-equipment/tactile-sound/introduction-to-tactile-soun-html.html#comment-14989 Thomas Clark Fenner Jr. Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:18:18 +0000 http://reactual.com/?p=419#comment-14989 Nice job on your web site. I came across your site with the search term(s) "portable wireless tactile sound table", as you might have guessed I am producing a product with that description and thought I would see what is out there. I'm sure you have noticed as I have, that Tactile Sound has begun to disappear into obscurity.I would like to let you know that it is resurfacing as a therapeutic means under the title of Vibroacoustic Therapy. This has been a passion of mine for many years as I have experienced what I believe are the physical manifestations of being in contact with tactile sound probably longer then anyone else on the planet. To answer one of the questions above about the NASA reference, I have personally tested a number profoundly deaf individuals for tactile response and found that 5kHz is the upper limit of their tactile perception range, Most individuals can feel up to 1 kHz at reasonable amplitudes but much of this is dependent on the coupling material, Foam, which we humans like to be in contact with,is bandwidth limited to about 800 Hz and that frequency is what is most quoted on the web. Glass on the other hand will produce a much higher tactile sensation. The tests I did utilized a now extinct BioForm chair that used high density polystyrene with very little padding and a bent hardwood frame. I don't know if NASA has conducted like experiments, but I do know they use vibratory stimulation (yet another name for tactile sound) to reduce bone loss in weightless environments, go to http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast02nov_1/ for the article. That's probably enough for now, let me know if you would like to know more about the subject. Oh, if you have the means, run the YouTube videos on the hifiwellness site through your tactile system, you'll be glad you did. Looking UP, Tomqwest Nice job on your web site. I came across your site with the search term(s) “portable wireless tactile sound table”, as you might have guessed I am producing a product with that description and thought I would see what is out there.

I’m sure you have noticed as I have, that Tactile Sound has begun to disappear into obscurity.I would like to let you know that it is resurfacing as a therapeutic means under the title of Vibroacoustic Therapy. This has been a passion of mine for many years as I have experienced what I believe are the physical manifestations of being in contact with tactile sound probably longer then anyone else on the planet.

To answer one of the questions above about the NASA reference, I have personally tested a number profoundly deaf individuals for tactile response and found that 5kHz is the upper limit of their tactile perception range, Most individuals can feel up to 1 kHz at reasonable amplitudes but much of this is dependent on the coupling material, Foam, which we humans like to be in contact with,is bandwidth limited to about 800 Hz and that frequency is what is most quoted on the web. Glass on the other hand will produce a much higher tactile sensation. The tests I did utilized a now extinct BioForm chair that used high density polystyrene with very little padding and a bent hardwood frame.

I don’t know if NASA has conducted like experiments, but I do know they use vibratory stimulation (yet another name for tactile sound) to reduce bone loss in weightless environments, go to http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast02nov_1/ for the article.

That’s probably enough for now, let me know if you would like to know more about the subject. Oh, if you have the means, run the YouTube videos on the hifiwellness site through your tactile system, you’ll be glad you did.
Looking UP,
Tomqwest

]]> By: cephoe http://www.reactual.com/audio-equipment/tactile-sound/introduction-to-tactile-soun-html.html#comment-4952 cephoe Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:31:36 +0000 http://reactual.com/?p=419#comment-4952 Gerry, You can find on bigstockphotos.com and searching on "sound wave". Cheers, Justin Gerry,

You can find on bigstockphotos.com and searching on “sound wave”.
Cheers,

Justin

]]> By: Gerry http://www.reactual.com/audio-equipment/tactile-sound/introduction-to-tactile-soun-html.html#comment-4589 Gerry Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:47:46 +0000 http://reactual.com/?p=419#comment-4589 I need to get hold of the first image (high res)featured here on tactile sound, can anybody help? Many thanks Gerry I need to get hold of the first image (high res)featured here on tactile sound, can anybody help?

Many thanks
Gerry

]]> By: Lezlie Dursch http://www.reactual.com/audio-equipment/tactile-sound/introduction-to-tactile-soun-html.html#comment-1947 Lezlie Dursch Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:56:53 +0000 http://reactual.com/?p=419#comment-1947 Does anyone have any experience with the Philips MC235B Flat Wall Mountable Micro Shelf System I was thinking about obtaining it and just wasn't sure if its the greatest one to buy. Does anyone have any experience with the Philips MC235B Flat Wall Mountable Micro Shelf System I was thinking about obtaining it and just wasn’t sure if its the greatest one to buy.

]]> By: felipe http://www.reactual.com/audio-equipment/tactile-sound/introduction-to-tactile-soun-html.html#comment-462 felipe Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:57:11 +0000 http://reactual.com/?p=419#comment-462 It is a very interesting article. Could you please direct me to some of the references that you mention on it...more specifically to the part that says "According to NASA research we perceive 0-1 kHz through the sense of touch, 0-30 kHz through kinesthesia (the sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body), and 0.20 kHz to 20 kHz through our ears. Note there’s an overlap — in the 0.02-1kHz range."...where can I find that article. Thanks a lot Felipe It is a very interesting article.
Could you please direct me to some of the references that you mention on it…more specifically to the part that says “According to NASA research we perceive 0-1 kHz through the sense of touch, 0-30 kHz through kinesthesia (the sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body), and 0.20 kHz to 20 kHz through our ears. Note there’s an overlap — in the 0.02-1kHz range.”…where can I find that article.

Thanks a lot

Felipe

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