Tell me about binaural beats

[CrescentFox]

I have dabbled with these before, but I don't know too much about them. They don't really seem to do much for me, but that's probably because I can't focus on them due to them being SO annoying. Is there any binaural beats that don't sound so irritating?

[Invader]

I've only used them a few times really, but I did manage to experience the same "hallucination" after roughly half an hour of it playing. I jumped out of my seat the first time because I heard what sounded like a cannon firing. My friend, who was in the room with me, heard nothing after I asked. I put the headphones back on and the firing continued, like it was coming from an old pirate ship off the coast. I had also handed the headphones to this friend of mine, but they attested to hearing nothing but the static. I put them on again, and the firing commenced. It was altogether a strange experience, and I tried it a few nights afterwards as well, with the same results. The only feeling I ever got that was different from an audible hallucination was the feeling of rotating in space (I was lying on my back at the time) and being stretched. It wasn't unpleasant, just foreign to me. It's been months now since then, and only one other friend I have out of the 4 that have tried it claim that it has worked for them. I don't know if I can recommend any "good" sounding ones, as they all sound like wobbly variations in static humming to me. A good pair of headphones is recommended though, as it wont work if both ears are picking up the left and right tones from the speakers.

[CrescentFox]

Hmmm, I have heard that a lot of hypnogognia tends to be very loud and spontaneous noises, so it makes sense what you posted. Thank you for the information and for taking the time to reply to this thread.

[Venomblood]

I've tried many such as iDoser and making my own. To make them less annoying you add some quiet white noise. The ONLY thing it's ever done for me is screw up my hearing for about 15 minutes. Basically, for around 15 minutes after listening, all the sounds I hear sound weird. Also, while I'm listening, I can "hear" whatever I think. It's pretty cool, but it doesn't take binaural beats to do that.

[slash112]

i dont find them irritating. they make me paranoid, but at the same time, they are very relaxing, its quite strange

[paragon]

In order to answer your question, I would need to know - what do you find irritating about them, and what do you want to do with them? I used them for quite a while and eventually concluded they were useless for LDs, but have started getting back into them recently, with promising results.

[feuilles]

I've only used them a few times really, but I did manage to experience the same "hallucination" after roughly half an hour of it playing. I jumped out of my seat the first time because I heard what sounded like a cannon firing. My friend, who was in the room with me, heard nothing after I asked. I put the headphones back on and the firing continued, like it was coming from an old pirate ship off the coast. I had also handed the headphones to this friend of mine, but they attested to hearing nothing but the static. I put them on again, and the firing commenced. It was altogether a strange experience, and I tried it a few nights afterwards as well, with the same results. The only feeling I ever got that was different from an audible hallucination was the feeling of rotating in space (I was lying on my back at the time) and being stretched. It wasn't unpleasant, just foreign to me. It's been months now since then, and only one other friend I have out of the 4 that have tried it claim that it has worked for them. I don't know if I can recommend any "good" sounding ones, as they all sound like wobbly variations in static humming to me. A good pair of headphones is recommended though, as it wont work if both ears are picking up the left and right tones from the speakers. That's interesting.. In my case I didn't get a cannon firing --I got gregorian chanting lol. It was a high note, and increased in volume.. reminds me of something I'd hear during the climax of a horror film along the likes of Omen or Exorcist, something with religion. When I laid back down, I heard footsteps on metal maybe 7ft up in the air. By then I was wide awake with eyes open. I've read that people experience shocking things when their body goes through sleep paralysis. Seeing a man pointing a gun at them, a giant shadow, etc.

[Forsaken]

What frequencies or frequency slopes are you guys using to hallucinate? O.o I have tried a variety of beat frequencies from 4 to 12hz, usually with a 440hz carrier, and nothing really happens.

[feuilles]

I wasn't using any beats during the time I had my experience --but I was on the Silva Mind Method course at the time, and used alpha waves for meditation. 8 - 12 hz I'm assuming, it didn't say. A lot of times though, I meditate with no waves at all.. just 3x a day everyday.