Soundwave tattoos

Soundwave tattoos are tattoo designs created from audio clips. ^{[1] [2]} The tattoos can be scanned and played back via a smartphone app which translates the tattoo's wavelengths into sound. ^[3] The process was pioneered by an augumented reality app Skin Motion developed by Nate Siggard in 2017. ^{[4] [5]}

Process

• A 5 to 30 second sound is recorded which could be a message or any sound at all.
• A sound wave is created out of it using various software and printed on paper.
• The print is inked it on the client's body line by line.
• After inking, the picture of the sound wave is uploaded to the internet.
• People can use a sound wave app to scan and hear the audio message in it. ^{[6] [7]}

Uses

People have used sound wave tattoos to preserve the voices of their loved ones (deceased and alive) ^{[3] [8]} or pets. ^[9]

References

1. Lang, Cady (May 16, 2017). "You Can Now Get a Tattoo That Plays Back Recorded Audio". Time. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
2. Chandra, Jessica (May 23, 2017). "Soundwave Tattoos". ELLE. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
3. "Teen gets tattoo which plays her late grandma's 'love you' message". BBC Newsbeat. 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
4. Benveniste, Alexis (May 10, 2017). "Someone Figured Out How to Make a Tattoo You Can HEAR". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
5. Amarnath, Nupur (February 2, 2020). "Tattoos you can hear". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
6. Hashmi, Musba (April 5, 2020). "New wave of tattoos". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
7. "Soundwave tattoos: Scan it, hear it". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. February 5, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
8. Schlosser, Kurt (January 4, 2018). "Listen to this tattoo: Woman's viral video shows waveform ink featuring voicemail from her grandma". GeekWire. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
9. Aggeler, Madeleine (May 11, 2017). "Someone Invented Tattoos You Can Hear". Bustle. Retrieved 2020-04-07.