I'm a newbie and I don't know if it's very effective...

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

At first I misread this as binaural butts

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Placebo is a helluva drug.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I tried listening to a musical piece centered around it a while back. And while the phenomenon is definitely there, producing a recognizable tune, the unpleasantness of two high pitched sinewaves is simply not worth it.

    It's interesting as a concept, but as music it is terrible. I prefer listening to music that does not invoke the resonant frequency of my skull.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I haven't yet found one that I actually care about. I mean, it's fine, but boring.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I've been using them for years and find they are really great for meditation, relaxation, or getting yourself into a deep focus mode. I'm a big fan and tend to pull them out every so often.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Do you use different binaural frequencies for each of your activities? Like theta for meditation, gamma for concentration?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh yes, of course. I've played with a binaural beat generator to see how different tones affect me. For example gamma tones sound like a swarm of locust, but holy crap does it help me focus.

    That said I will generally just search through YouTube as they will generally have a (somewhat) pleasant sounding binaural beats for just about any mood you are looking to invoke.

    If you haven't yet, I suggest you play around with a few different tones and see how they affect you.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Look into The Gateway Tapes.

    The institution that made the tapes discovered the phenomenon of binaural beats, and there are declassified documents from a certain 3-letter entity detailing its possible uses. The bottom line is, binaural beats can have some therapeutic/spiritual benefits, under properly controlled conditions, but you're not going to learn a new language or quit smoking by using them.

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