{"id":57251,"date":"2023-06-29T06:50:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=57251"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T01:24:24","slug":"edge-sound-research-reasonx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/edge-sound-research-reasonx\/","title":{"rendered":"EDGE Sound Research Creates a Sound Sensation With Fusion 360\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

See how EDGE Sound Research developed the <\/em>ResonX, a system that fuses acoustic sound with tactile sensations.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ethan Castro was born with complications that left him hard of hearing in both ears. Growing up, doctors told him he shouldn\u2019t pursue a career in the music industry. \u201cSo, I immediately went into music,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Castro worked in Los Angeles as both a recording and mixing engineer, mainly for drums and bass. Over time, he built a reputation for clear sound and was eventually asked to help with vocals. He resisted at first since he couldn\u2019t hear them well.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI said, \u2018I\u2019m not a fit with this,\u2019 but I gave it a try,\u201d Castro says. \u201cI ended up having a unique advantage: Since I don\u2019t go through the normal pathway of hearing, I could feel speakers and instantly detect where there was mud or an issue with the signal. I could fix vocals much quicker, and I started receiving even more requests for sessions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that point, Castro received an offer to pursue his doctorate at the University of California, Riverside. One research avenue stemmed from his own experience in the music industry: How is it possible for a hearing-impaired individual to create a desired outcome for audio engineers? And not just hear it\u2014but also feel it? <\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cFeeling\u201d sound with the EDGE Sound Research ResonX <\/h2>\n\n\n

In late 2019\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b while pursuing his doctoral studies, Castro was sick in bed. He ordered a few components from Amazon to tinker and explore his sonic relationship. This prototype became the foundation for EDGE Sound Research<\/a>\u2019s Embodied Sound invention and the development of the ResonX device. Now any object can become a speaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis technology allows you to hear and feel sound at the same time because we don\u2019t deliver audio the traditional way,\u201d says Vincent Zhang, Industrial Design Engineer, EDGE Sound Research, \u201cWe truly believe we\u2019ve opened a new way to experience reality in the sense that everything is multisensory. That’s the beauty of what we’re doing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is the ResonX experience like? It\u2019s not just something that makes a chair vibrate. It\u2019s a true experience of hearing and feeling the real vibrations that accompany it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The device itself is modular and can be easily suited to fit many environments\u2014whether it\u2019s in an arena, a baseball stadium, a concert venue, etc. As EDGE Sound Research puts it, \u201cAny seat can become the best seat in the house\u201d with a system that fuses acoustic sound with tactile sensations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, EDGE Sound Research installed a pilot project with NBA Launchpad<\/a>, an initiative dedicated to enhancing the fan experience. Even fans seated in the highest part of the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento could hear\u2014and feel\u2014the thrill of being in the first row. With ResonX installed in seats, they could even feel the dribble of the ball like it was bounced on the floor next to them.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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