he "blind school"?! Very strange. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <n8...@att.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 22:26 Subject: Re: feeling bass frequencies
: I like the balloon idea I once had that experience I : was on the bus going from the blind school to home and my bus driver : gave some ballons I think that I had about 3 and I placed them on the : speaker of my tape recorder and it almost sounded like stereo and yes I : could both feel and hear the base through the balloons. I would give it : a try and see what you think. : Briansackrider : : On 9/27/2015 4:11 PM, Andri van Deventer wrote: : > Something to try thanx quintin. : > : > This sub has a very thick wooden cabinet especially to keep all unnecessary : > vibrations out. The only place you seem to be able to feel the bass really : > is if you place your fingers gently on the front. : > : > Someone once said you might try holding a balloon wich should pick up the : > vibrations. But I'm wondering if different kinds of materials might give : > you different kinds of detail. I don't know even where to begin researching : > this!! : > : > Regards : > : > Andre : > : > : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Quinten : > Pendle : > Sent: 27 September 2015 09:39 PM : > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' : > Subject: RE: feeling bass frequencies : > : > Hi Andre : > : > Is there a possibility that you could maybe make your sub stand against the : > chair in which you sit when listening to music? This way, maybe, the sub : > could transfer some of it's bass through the chair or bank, through which : > you could maybe feel it? Maybe this is stupid, i don't know. : > : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Andri van : > Deventer : > Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:26 PM : > To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org : > Subject: feeling bass frequencies : > : > Hi all : > : > : > : > I sincerely hope this is not off topic for the list. If so the moderators : > must please let me know and I will request people to answer me off list. : > : > : > : > I have a very unique situation here. I have just had a second cochlear : > implant which resulted in my losing all frequencies below about 100 hz. : > This as many of you know results in you losing quite a deal of the lower : > bass sounds in music. : > : > : > : > Im researching some way of now compensating for this. The only way I can : > think up is to use my tactile sense to feel the missing frequencies. Maybe : > the brain may put the signals of the audio and visual cortex together and : > create some kind of a whole. : > : > : > : > What I have done is to lightly rest my fingers onto the front of my : > reasonable quality sub whoofer. It is then indeed possible to do this. But : > its really not the most comfortable position to sit in also. Another thing : > if you turn up the bass too much, the harmonics starts to distort the : > cochlear implants. : > : > : > : > So Im wondering if someone has any thoughts on this rather unique challenge : > to share? : > : > : > : > Regards : > : > : > : > Andre : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > --- : > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. : > https://www.avast.com/antivirus : > : > : > : > : > --- : > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. : > https://www.avast.com/antivirus : > : > : > : > : :
