System and method for providing haptic feedback to a musical instrument

A computer-readable medium on which is encoded processor-executable program code to cause a processor to execute one or more instructions, the computer-readable medium comprising:

• program code to read sound data from a data source on a first computer-readable medium;
• program code to select a haptic effect from a database, the haptic effect associated with the sound data;
• program code to transmit the sound data to a musical instrument having at least One actuator to cause a sound;
• and
• program code to transmit an actuator signal to the at least one actuator, the actuator signal configured to cause the actuator to output the haptic effect to the musical instrument while the instrument is being played, the output of the haptic effect corresponding to the output of the sound.

A method comprising:

• reading sound data from a computer-readable medium;
• receive a selection of a haptic effect from the database, the haptic effect associated with the sound data;
• transmitting the sound data to a musical instrument having at least one actuator to cause a sound;
• and
• transmit an actuator signal to the at least one actuator, the actuator signal configured to cause the at least one actuator to output the haptic effect to the musical instrument while the instrument is being played, the output of the haptic effect corresponding to the output of the sound.

A system, comprising:

• a database comprising at least one haptic effect;
• a processor in communication with a first musical instrument and a second musical instrument, the processor configured to:
• receive a first signal from the first musical instrument, the first signal generated by a manipulation of a first input member of the first musical instrument;
• select a haptic effect from the database;
• transmit an actuator signal to an actuator in communication with the second musical instrument to cause the actuator to output the haptic effect to the second musical instrument in response to the first signal.