By Adrian Covert Posted 07.14.2009 at 1:38 pm 3 Comments

Typing The Sound Yanko Design
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Yamaha and Fabian Cappello teamed up to deliver this modified typewriter, which has each key wired to play a different musical note as you type. The end result is a sentence that also plays out as a melody.


Aside from standing on its own as a neat piece of DIY tech, the idea of visualizing words and sentences as music is kind of mind-bending. Think of it the other way--what does the melody to Beethoven's 9th Symphony look like in words?

For more on how it works, see the gallery

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BluEarth (not verified)
10/27/09 at 3:48 pm

cool invention how much does it cost

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Melody926
11/13/09 at 6:32 pm

I can't wait to see the computer keyboard version! It is not just a dream any more... I am so excited about this great invention!

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17arriet
11/19/09 at 7:13 pm

wow thats cool for sumone like me I love music

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