In Reply to: What about plasma microphones or recording the nerve impulses from a human ear at some point in the future? posted by cfb on July 1, 2012 at 11:00:27:
If the starting point is a live acoustic performance, the energy produced is mechanical. So, if your end-point is direct electrical or magnetic brain stimulation, at least one transduction step is necessary. What one does in between is moot.
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- A transducer is unavoidable. - Kal Rubinson 15:08:44 07/01/12 (0)