Typing The Sound Yanko Design

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

[Yanko Design]

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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!

It's already possible on the keyboard. Just find and download "KeyBored." It has a variety of different instrument styles so you can easily record and play a masterpiece or a cute ditty. I really like using the windpipes and helicopter sound sets.

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But what if you're typing something that has a horrible melody? It sounds fun but I don't see much benefit to having a musical typewriter.

A complete idea about how it happened. But different things can be added. Emotional song melody, melodies, etc. fast songs. Moreover, songs can become a poem. Exciting.

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