Okay, if everyone has chimed in with the codes they took here, there should be just one left in that text file, so whomever wants it, grab it! Meanwhile, the Twitter giveaway has commenced, and the first code has been given. Those who missed out on the codes here have a second chance to snag codes throughout the day by following me on Twitter! I'll also have a couple of surprises that I will give out at random.
Aaaand the Twitter giveaway has come to a close. I hope everyone who wanted one got themselves a code. Please remember to leave a review on iTunes if you did!
Wow, I actually got one. When Mindfield said there was one left, I was like what the heck and decided to try. Thanks, this looks really good. I got XK9E6JNTNR4N. Last one available.
Congrats, and enjoy! Let me know what you think, and it'd be great if you could leave a review on iTunes too.
Oh yeah, of course! I needed something like this after starting these intense summer classes that give headaches whenever I come out of class. I thought those galaxy graphics were going to be in the app and you can just stare at it to relax. Hahaha, expecting too much I guess. Testing out sounds right now and they're really good.
Yeah .... I was a bit disappointed that the graphics were not in the app ... felt just a bit deceived because that was a big reason I was buying the app .... but the sounds are nice. Although .... I have a lot of music that does the same thing (maybe better) .... I don't think that the science behind this does anything more than what relaxing music does all on it's own. I also own the 3 in 1 and I've been using it with .... again .... nothing better than relaxing music for doing the sleep thing except that I get a better variety of music.
As much as I'd like to see visualizations in the app, that might be something for the future. The trailer visuals -- well, I mean, it's a trailer. It would be pretty boring if it was just a slideshow of screenshots. So the trailer was meant to convey the theme of the music. (FWIW, Ryan did something similar for Android's Odyssey, though he's much better at it since his regular job is all about graphic design for video. I just slapped together a bunch of stock footage and applied some transitions and titles and gave it a soundtrack. ) Glad you're liking the music at least. As I understand it, the isochronic and binaural beats have to be used over a period of time -- both per session and in the number of sessions -- before any sort of useful judgement can be formulated as to its efficacy. 10 or 15 minutes doesn't really do much, it seems. You also have to kind of be in a frame of mind receptive to relaxation. If you go in with the expectation or belief that it won't work, then it won't. Your mind will have already closed itself to the ability to let you relax in this manner. Then too, for some people this just doesn't work for whatever reason. That's how I see it anyway. I went in skeptical too, and I'm still not fully convinced, but I can say it helped. It's hard to quantify the degree to which it helped, but I can say with certainty that it did.
As I mentioned earlier - I am not sure about the science - there is a lot of work that has been done with biofeedback using alpha and beta brainwaves, and while not everyone is helped, there are a lot of people that are. Same with hypnosis, you have to be receptive, you can't be hypnotized against your will. Certainly sound, being on the electromagnetic spectrum has effects on the brain - brain function, chemistry, etc. What thos effects are is the difficult part. I know that listening to these tracks has an effect, and if you are in a receptive mode for relaxation, or whatever, they will likely promote that. However, there is no science for anything making a person who is angy, upset, etc and calming them down, short of powerful drugs. The person has to be receptive to calming, you can't force them to be receptive.
Well, I've gotten a chance to play around with this, and I thought it would come with changing interstellar pictures while playing this ambient music like the earlier poster had said. But once I realized it didn't, I just wanted to say the interface is pretty easy to use; although, I was wondering if you touched a selection on the scroll wheel is it possible for that track to automatically start playing? Or if you change the scroll wheel, the new track starts auto playing? The tracks are definitely of high quality and sound great through headphones. I did play for a few moments with the binaural beats, but they were not for me. However, the app is definitely great for some relaxing ambient music. Thanks for the opportunity to try your app out, and I will leave you an itunes review shortly.
Pictures might be an idea. Video would probably be prohibitive due to the size (these apps are already big; video could double the size, and I'm not sure about playing the music while the video is playing either), and as I mentioned earlier, I don't know what Nick's proficiency is with GL-based visualizations. I suppose that could be added as an option, but it might sound annoying when switching to new tracks -- a bit like tuning an old analog stereo. I'm glad you enjoyed the music! Yeah, the entrainment might not be everyone's cup o' tea -- it's the sort of thing you have to want to try, and if you're not receptive to the idea it probably isn't going to work. But that's what I've found with the AmbiScience series, is that, entrainment or no, the music helps just as much as the effects are supposed to, so either way it helps. My pleasure, and thank you for the review! Every little bit helps.
I had some trouble with the entrainments, but I read that they need to be turned down much lower than the music. I actually started with just the entrainment - brought volume up until I could just hear it in the backround, then brought music up to a comfortable volume. After a few minutes, I increased the entrainment volume slightly. Something to try if you are interested. I am enjoying this prior to sleeping at night. Beats alcohol...
