THE BLISS FACTOR
In 2018, I went on a journey to find alternative treatments for pain and anxiety to avoid surgery and opioids offered by the VA, and discovered a century-old science of how specific audio frequencies could mitigate my attachment to pain and relieve anxiety so my brain could focus on better things. Like composing music!
Called binaural beats, these frequencies create a state of bliss, where I am temporarily oblivious to my pain and have a calm mind. It helps me, and it could help you, too!
THE SCIENCE
Music has long been known to influence our mood, either energizing us or promoting relaxation. Yet, when faced with pain, stress, anxiety, or insomnia, specific frequencies can swiftly alleviate these issues through proven sound therapy.
Binaural beats, distinct from stereo sound, were first observed in 1839. They occur when slightly different frequencies are delivered separately to each ear, prompting the brain to perceive a third, “beat” frequency.
This phenomenon leads the brain to synchronize with this beat, safely influencing our mental state. It’s a practice called brainwave entrainment.
Brainwave activity, detectable since 1924 via EEG technology, shows that our brain operates at various frequencies depending on our state of mind – whether asleep, awake, relaxed, or stressed.
Through brainwave entrainment using binaural beats, we can harmlessly adjust our dominant brainwave frequency to reduce stress, enhance focus, induce relaxation, and even aid in quicker sleep onset —within just 10-20 minutes.
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Brainwave Frequencies
Gamma Brainwaves 30-140Hz
There’s not as much research in this area, but brainwaves have been measured in the 30-140Hz range. These are the highest operating frequencies of the brain, probably associated with hyper-vigilance during extreme sporting experiences or driving a car. I wouldn’t recommend seeking to change your brainwaves into this range with binaurals, as it might cause you severe anxiety. Some people with chronic anxiety may have too much of this type of brainwave, and that’s why we want to bring you down from here.
Beta Brainwaves 12-30Hz
This range spans from the edge of being awake yet relaxed at 12Hz to a hyper-focused and alert state at 30Hz. I won’t provide any flow-state audio above 20Hz, since most people will be using these more to relax or chill out. Closer to 16Hz gets you amped to concentrate on getting things done, solving problems, and learning. Between 16-20Hz works great when preparing for a peak-performance workout.
Alpha Brainwaves 8-12Hz
At the low end of this range, you’d feel calm, relaxed, and tranquil. You might be sitting at your desk and daydreaming. In the upper range, you’d be more creative and alert while still feeling relaxed. You would be somewhere in this range if you were sitting and thinking, reading, painting, meditating, or creating in the flow.
Theta Brainwaves 4-8Hz
Now we’re getting into serious chill-factor territory. This is the range that provides maximum bliss factor. From a low of 4Hz to a high of 8Hz, we’re talking dreaming sleep, deep meditation, guided meditation, trance states, creative thought, and mental visualization. You may be sleepy or lightly napping, have your eyes closed, are resting and calm, and be experiencing deep relaxation.
Delta Brainwaves .5-4Hz
This is where our brains live when we’re in restorative deep sleep and our body’s cells are being repaired. At 0.5Hz, you’d be totally unconscious without dreams and our brains are basically shut down. Coming up from there, you’d experience lucid dreaming, subconscious problem-solving, and then drowsiness at 4Hz.
Educational Checkpoint
LISTEN FIRST! | In this short teaching audio, I’m going to show you the difference between a Binaural Beat and an Isochronic Beat. I will also teach you the difference between the frequency of the tone, and the frequency of the beat. Go LISTEN!
These aren’t subliminal; if you can’t hear the beat, then it won’t work. A lot of charlatans out there will sell you massage parlor music and overhype the healing frequencies of binaural beats. Don’t let them fool you. After you hear this, you’ll never be fooled by that type of overhype.
Seriously. If you can’t hear the beats, then it won’t work. Binaurals are intended for use with headphones or earbuds, while isochronics work well both on a good stereo system or headphones.
Take a listen, and you’ll immediately hear and understand the truth in the sounds. Every BinauChron™ on this page adheres to this principle, and each one is meticulously crafted.
Choose Your Tonic
This page is still UNDER CONSTRUCTION. There will be a LOT more information here in the near future.
HEADPHONES -OR- STEREO SPEAKERS (L+R) are required for any effectiveness.
Single-ear applications will not work (such as: single earpods or single monospeakers – those will not work).
Subwoofers, body Woojers, and low-end thumpers are encouraged for full immersion.
16Hz BETA WAVES
< Select this for hyper-focus, alertness, and energy. Get amped!
12Hz ALPHA WAVES
< Select this for relaxed focus, creative flow, and mental clarity.
8Hz THETA WAVES
Look, there are a lot of binaural beats and stuff out there especially on YouTube. The beauty of what I engineer is the fact they are crafted. That’s why I’ve trademarked them BinauChrons™. From beginning to end, the story changes. It requires an attention span to get started. But once started, after 3 minutes, it would be inadvisable to stop listening… because it’s always changing. This one is pretty chill. Relax!
USE: Headphones or speakers. Assumption: you can hear or feel the deep bass. Select this for calm, relaxation, tranquility, and day dreaming — or when waking up. You either go up or come down from here. You need to let it work, settle into your bones. Turn it up on good speakers to the same loud volume at which you’d enjoy your favorite music in the car. The more bass you can feel, the more solid of a connection you’ll make with the beats and rhythm. Give it time to do its job; this is a very short demo at only 7 minutes. If you like this, you’d love my 50-60 minute extensions of these tracks. ENJOY.
4Hz DELTA WAVES
3-6-12Hz Binaural Frogs
USE: Headphones or earbuds work best. With 3Hz, 6Hz, and 12Hz combined, plus an ASMR background of frogs in a swamp with water flowing, this will create a sense of focused calm. And at 30 minutes long, you will feel awake and relaxed at the same time by 10 minutes into it… and might fall asleep before it’s over. But I doubt it. Enjoy your imminent long stare! (FREE DOWNLOAD)
16Hz Binaural Isochron™
THIS IS AN ADVANCED TRACK. IT IS VERY INTENSE AND WILL AMP YOU UP FOR A WORKOUT.
HOW TO USE: Headphones or speakers. Listen right before your workout | NOT FOR USE: not while working out (there’s another one for that), not while relaxing, driving, or sleeping | Amost 20 minutes long | 16Hz is said to help with the release of oxygen and calcium into your cells | It may also help you temporarily forget about chronic pain… and time. It makes me want to go running. I hate running!
NOTE: If you feel stressed or anxious while listening to this, please stop listening. | This track ramps up your brain to a primary operating frequency of 16Hz in preparation for peak performance workouts, and assumes you’re not already amped up!
This BinauChron™ build of intensity has a 16Hz binaural at 134Hz all the way through | The Isochronic beats start from 9Hz at the beginning and increase to 16Hz | Ramping up the isochronic beat intensity from 40% to 90%, becoming more isochronic and intense! | There’s a heartbeat rhythm all the way through to provide tempo | And a ticking clock that speeds up from 140bpm to 240bpm to increase your endorphins, if you can take it! Just remember to BREATHE! Eventually, this flow-state track will help you completely forget about time and GET INTO THE FLOW (FREE DOWNLOAD). Did you read all that? Go back and read it while you’re listening!
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15 CHAKRA MANTRA DRONES
I’m not a Chakra guru. But I am a multidimensional creator (according to ChatGPT). And yet, I was suspicious of these frequencies (below). Binaural beats and modulated sound in general (at brainwave frequencies), as a healing therapy method, are backed by a lot of science. On the other hand, my contemporaries agree that Chakra frequencies get into the woo. OH! We’re not supposed to say, “Woo woo,” any longer. It IS derogatory! And yet, it still resonates an understanding with most people. 😉
Then came Christmast last year (2024). My daughter selected a book from my long-forgotten Amazon “save for later” list. That gift of a book helped me connect Western science together with thousands of years of Hindu tradition. It’s a rabbit hole of infinite fascination for me. The reason being, we can all agree that a resonance frequency amplified loud enough can shatter a wine glass. If you haven’t seen it, look it up. That visual alone (and it’s 100% real) entices me to the idea that our bodies have particular resonance frequencies, too. Right?!
These relaxing 5-minute drones each have one of the 15-chakra Solfeggio system tones. Each tone carries a 4Hz binaural set for deep relaxation and meditation, and is mixed with calming or energizing background sounds but no music, so you can just chill and experience near-instant meditation. Did you notice what I said? Each one has 4Hz (sleep region brain frequencies), regardless of the Solfeggio tone frequencies. I’d say the Solfeggio tones keep you awake, guarding against the 4Hz binaurals that can cause deep relaxation. Am I writing too much?
If you want to feel POWERFUL in just 5 minutes, try Chakra15 at the bottom of this list. It’ll knock your socks off. (ASSUMPTION: You have a subwoofer, a body Woojer, or some other method to hear or feel the bass). But if you want to feel GROUNDED, start with Charka01 – you won’t want to take your body out of it! Everything and in between is a sonic journey in custom and careful sound design.