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Soundwave tattoos

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Soundwave tattoos are tattoo designs created from audio clips.[1][2] The tattoos can be scanned and played back via a smartphone app which translates the tattoo's wavelengths into sound.[3] The process was pioneered by an augumented reality app Skin Motion developed by Nate Siggard in 2017.[4][5]

Process

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  • A 5 to 30 second sound is recorded which could be a message or any sound at all.
  • A sound wave is created out of it using various software and printed on paper.
  • The print is inked it on the client's body line by line.
  • After inking, the picture of the sound wave is uploaded to the internet.
  • People can use a sound wave app to scan and hear the audio message in it.[6][7]

Uses

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People have used sound wave tattoos to preserve the voices of their loved ones (deceased and alive)[3][8] or pets.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Lang, Cady (May 16, 2017). "You Can Now Get a Tattoo That Plays Back Recorded Audio". Time. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. ^ Chandra, Jessica (May 23, 2017). "Soundwave Tattoos". ELLE. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. ^ a b "Teen gets tattoo which plays her late grandma's 'love you' message". BBC Newsbeat. 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. ^ Benveniste, Alexis (May 10, 2017). "Someone Figured Out How to Make a Tattoo You Can HEAR". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. ^ Amarnath, Nupur (February 2, 2020). "Tattoos you can hear". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. ^ Hashmi, Musba (April 5, 2020). "New wave of tattoos". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  7. ^ "Soundwave tattoos: Scan it, hear it". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. February 5, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  8. ^ Schlosser, Kurt (January 4, 2018). "Listen to this tattoo: Woman's viral video shows waveform ink featuring voicemail from her grandma". GeekWire. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. ^ Aggeler, Madeleine (May 11, 2017). "Someone Invented Tattoos You Can Hear". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-04-07.