Abstract: A technique for enabling a person to experience music haptically includes splitting an audio signal representing music into an original low-frequency band and at least one high-frequency band, and translating each high-frequency band into a corresponding synthesized low-frequency band. The original low-frequency-band signal and each synthesized low-frequency-band signal is used to excite a respective exciter, which can produce vibrations corresponding to the received signal. By placing the exciters in contact with or proximate to the body of a person, the person can experience the music, including not only the low-frequency components of the music but also, at least to some extent, the high-frequency components.

Abstract: A technique for enabling a person to experience music haptically includes splitting an audio signal representing music into an original low-frequency band and at least one high-frequency band, and translating each high-frequency band into a corresponding synthesized low-frequency band. The original low-frequency-band signal and each synthesized low-frequency-band signal is used to excite a respective exciter, which can produce vibrations corresponding to the received signal. By placing the exciters in contact with or proximate to the body of a person, the person can experience the music, including not only the low-frequency components of the music but also, at least to some extent, the high-frequency components.