iDoser, what are your thoughts?

[mick mouse]

Has anyone ever heard of/experienced Binaural brainwave synchronization? SWIM ran across this recently and it sounded just too good to be true!
The idea is (and this is taken straight from the web page) that a binaural beat changes the frequency of your brainwaves to achieve a specific mood or experience.

It would appear that the brain resonates at a certain frequency while under the influence of certain chemicals, with each specific chemical having its own frequency, measured in Hertz.

For instance, opium will cause a resonation of a specific hertz, while amphetamine will cause a resonation at a different hertz.

Sounds good so far? I mean, imagine getting a certain effect without having to resort to the use of a potentially unlawful/dangerous substance normally know to produce such an effect. SWIM knows that this is simply based on the principles of subliminal behaviour modification, but had never considered this aspect of it.

SWIM was trolling ZDnet and ran across a free progam called I-Doser, which claimed to not only do the above, but actually work, so SWIM naturally had to try it out. The program comes with 3 free "doses" and the option to purchase , at a very reasonable price, other doses in a variety of catagories either singly or in 3-packs.

SWIM downloaded the program, paid close attention to directions (especially the set-and setting section), and tried the first 3 free ones- opium, coffee, and a sedative program, the name of which escapes SWIM at this moment.

SWIM achieved a somewhat relaxed state from the opium, although nothing like what SWIM was expecting, nothing at all from the sedative program, and a jittery feeling from the coffee program. This was just enough to peak SWIM's curiosity, so he purchase the 3 pack of "masochist" . This was advertised as a combo of opium, extascy, and pain. At least we now know where SWIM's hobbies are!

Again, paying close attention to set-and-setting, as well as all other directions, SWIM got.......NOTHING!

It must be noted that one of the requirements that SWIM couldn't fulfill and is said to be absolutely necessary is the use of quality headphones, SWIM has pisspoor headphones (preferring his 200 watt surround sound set-up!) and this program is very specific in that it will not work on a speaker system.

SWIMs total investment was under US10.00 and the time it took to download the .exe file, which was under 1 meg, so it was not counted as a major loss, especially when considering that the underlying scientific principle seems to be logical. SWIM also picked up some very interesting knowledge through the FAQ section of the program as well as links to other information on the subject. SWIM also recalls research done on the subject in the area of crowd control, which consisted of a jet engine ran through a set of baffles to create a low frequency that caused effects ranging from simple nausia to cellular disruption and death, depending on the frequency.

Total score of SWIMs experience was 1 yes, 1 maybe, and 4 no. Again, just enough to peak SWIMs curiosity. SWIM intends on looking into this a bit further to see if it is do-able on SWIMs budget and will post accordingly, but would like to hear from other members regarding knowledge of this field, experiences with this or other programs, and information in general on this subject.

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Thanks for the info and SWIY's experience.