Senses and Sound
Sound has structure and form, but while we can appreciate the beauty of music and birdsong, the invisibility of sound makes it difficult to study. Just as great advances in medical science have come about as the result of the microscope, and enormous strides have been made in understanding the cosmos with the telescope, the CymaScope® does for sound what the microscope and the telescope have done for medical science and cosmology.
In fact, the visual acuity of our brains is so powerful that we can make far more sense of the world and cosmos with our vision than we can with our other senses.
CymaScope® and Science
Harmonic structures imbedded in sounds and manifested on the
CymaScope’s membrane create CymaGlyphs®. These patterns take form in
particulate matter or water, which gathers in areas where there is no
vibration. Each CymaGlyph is effectively a ‘negative’ of the vibratory
response of the membrane to a given sound. By studying the CymaGlyphs
of pure sounds, musical instrument sounds, and animal sounds, for
example, it is possible to learn much about the nature of life and the
forces of creation.
To view some of the CymaScope's many applications please click this link that will take you to the research section of our web site.
Scientific Researcher, Science Museum Director, Musicologist?
The CymaScope is currently available to special order by University Departments, Science Research Organizations, Science Museums, Natural History Museums, and Musicologists. Please click here if your organization falls under one of these headings and you are interested in learning more about this unique instrument. Please specify your area of focus and your specific interest in the CymaScope.
My organization is interested in the Science CymaScope.
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