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Settle comfortably, soften your gaze, and let your breathing stay natural.
Checking for a device-local voice. Text cues work without speech.
Stereo headphones for binaural sessions
Keep device volume low and listening comfortable. Stop for discomfort or ringing. Use while resting, not driving. Escape stops all sound.
Texture shapes the noise underneath the tones. It changes the atmosphere, not the selected binaural difference.
What do these settings do?
Pitch is how low or high the audible tone sounds. Beat rate is the difference between the ear tones, or the number of loudness pulses per second. It is not a measurement of your brainwaves.
Transition gradually changes that rate. Return brings it back to the starting rate at the end. Layer adds a second pair at 1.5× the base pitch; its percentage is relative amplitude. Depth controls the strength of loudness modulation in pulse mode.
Sound edits apply to the next session. Volume and soft noise remain live. A zero-minute transition uses the target rate immediately.
Lossless WAV
48 kHz · 24-bit · stereo
WAV uses the settings currently shown in Shape. Uncompressed audio preserves the generated signal. Gentle edge fades reduce clicks; arbitrary pitches may not loop seamlessly.
Live session recording
Captures app sound only
Records the full session, including live level changes. Finish recording prepares a download; it does not save a file automatically. Requests 320 kbps compressed stereo; actual format depends on your browser. Faded starts and stops. No microphone.
Download audio you want to keep. This page does not upload your recordings or save an audio library.
An original beginner path
Learn to listen, one session at a time.
Start with curiosity rather than a result to achieve. These exercises explore attention, sound, and ordinary inner experience. They are independent practices, not the official Gateway course.
01 Settle & notice 5 min
Get comfortable listening without trying to make something happen.
Notice where your body meets the chair or bed. Let your breathing happen naturally.
Listen for the pitch and texture. When attention wanders, gently return.
Notice the room again, feel your hands and feet, and move when ready.
Repeat until the setup and volume feel comfortable. Unusual sensations are not required.
02 Sustain attention 10 min
Practice returning to one simple point of attention.
Find a comfortable position and notice the support beneath you.
Choose the sound, the contact of your hands, or natural breathing as an anchor. Return gently when distracted.
Let attention widen to the room. Take a moment before getting up.
Shorten or repeat if holding an anchor feels effortful. Wandering is part of practice.
03 Observe & explore 15 min
Notice body sensations or imagery while keeping an easy connection to your surroundings.
Choose the sound or the feeling of support as an anchor.
Notice contact, warmth, movement, or very little. Treat images as passing experiences; return to your anchor whenever helpful.
Look around, notice familiar objects, and stretch gently if comfortable.
Stay with the length that leaves you comfortable. Longer or more vivid experiences do not measure progress.
Before you begin
Use a low, comfortable volume and stereo headphones for binaural sessions. Sit or recline where you can rest without needing to respond. You may open your eyes, move, lower the volume, or stop at any time. There is no breathing pattern to follow.
Is this frequency my brainwave frequency?
No. These numbers describe the audio. The site does not measure brain activity or verify a mental state.
What if nothing happens?
An ordinary session still counts. Noticing distraction and returning to listening is the practice. You do not need tingling, imagery, or a dramatic change.
What if I fall asleep?
That can happen when resting quietly. To practice noticing while awake, try sitting up, listening earlier, or choosing a shorter session.
Are these the Gateway lessons?
No. Official Gateway albums include spoken lessons and manuals that build sequentially. These are our original exercises and sound designs. “Focus 10” is a name within that program, not a direction to choose 10 Hz.
Every preset is an original composition informed by public descriptions. The provider names identify inspiration, not endorsement or an exact reproduction. Intended experiences are possibilities, not established outcomes.
Layered soundscapes. Our versions use soft swells; they do not perform the HRV measurement or individualized Bio-Tuning described by the provider.
Robert Monroe, Gateway & Hemi-Sync
Robert Monroe is the author associated with Journeys Out of the Body and Gateway. His approach combines sound with meditation practice. These three journeys use original layered binaural tones, a soft noise bed, and gradual outward-and-return transitions. Their frequencies are our design choices, not verified recipes for Monroe’s Focus levels.
For authentic programs: Gateway / Hemi-Sync · Monroe Institute / Monroe Sound Science. The Institute’s current sound methods include confidential techniques. This tool is independent and does not reproduce or replace their recordings.
MIT: what the 40 Hz setting means
The human study used a 1 ms rectangular sound pulse every 25 ms. This preset approximates that timing digitally. It is not a 40 Hz bass tone. The clinical pilot combined light and sound; this uncalibrated audio tool is not that treatment. 2022 methods and results · 2025 small follow-up
Healing and out-of-body claims
Rest and meditation can be meaningful experiences. No preset here is established to heal tissue or cause literal separation from the body. The 5 Hz example references a study of perceived pain, not physical healing; its carrier and timing here are our design. Pain trial · EEG versus mood study
432 and 528 Hz are available for listening comparisons. Small studies of music do not establish that these isolated tones have special healing properties. 432 Hz pilot · 528 Hz pilot
Sound levels depend on your device and headphones. Browser percentages are not decibels. NIDCD listening guidance