The Brainwave Lab is your playground for exploring how rhythmic auditory stimulation can modulate neural oscillations — a process known as Brainwave Entrainment. In this process, the brain naturally tends to synchronize its own electrical activity with external rhythmic stimuli, which can help facilitate states such as relaxation, focus, or sleep.
At the heart of the Lab is our newly developed mono‑beat technology — a proprietary algorithm that delivers entrainment clarity comparable to isochronic tones, but with a smoother and more pleasant sound signature. Unlike binaural beats, mono beats are effective even without headphones, making them more versatile and accessible. Alongside this innovation, the Lab also offers classic Binaural Beats, ensuring that both traditional and next‑generation methods are available for exploration.
How to Use
👉 Frequency Selection: Control the sound directly on the XY‑Pad using touch or mouse.
Horizontal movement = Beat frequency (0.1–50 Hz). This is the most important setting, because this frequency is the actual binaural or monaural beat that influences your brainwaves (see section "Benefits and Applications of Brainwave Entrainment" below).
Vertical movement = Base frequency (40–1000 Hz). This only changes the pitch of the sound. It does not affect your brainwaves — simply choose the pitch you find pleasant.
Start and stop playback with the dedicated buttons. You can lock the XY‑Pad (🔓/🔒) to prevent accidental changes, or switch to fullscreen mode (⛶).
👉 Fine Adjustments: Use the plus and minus buttons for precise tuning. Adjust playback loudness independently of your system volume or other apps (e.g., a music player).
👉 Mode Selection: Choose between binaural beats (requires headphones for proper effect) or mono beats (effective even without headphones), depending on your preferred application and listening environment.
👉 Noise Layering: Add subtle textures using Brown, Pink, or White noise — adjustable independently for immersive depth and masking effects.
👉 Real‑Time Visualization: The waveform display above the pad provides a live visualization of the carrier signals and their modulation, showing how adjustments to base and beat frequency alter phase relationships and amplitude fluctuations. When noise is active, a subtle overlay illustrates its waveform in real time, allowing you to fine‑tune its spectral texture and blend it precisely with the sine signal.
👉 Presets & Timer: Save your individual setups as presets, and use the integrated timer to automatically stop playback after a chosen duration.
👉 Dark Screen Mode: Use this mode to darken the entire screen and remove visual distractions, creating a more immersive listening environment. The dark screen mode button (⚫) is located at the top of the interface, right next to the Start button. Tap or click it to activate the mode — the screen will turn black until you tap or click again to exit.
💡 Keep the app in focus: For reliable audio playback over longer periods, make sure the Brainwave Lab remains the active tab or app. Some devices (especially Android) and browsers may suspend background tasks, which can interrupt the sound. On iOS, the screen must remain active (use the ⚫ button / dark screen mode) for audio playback to continue — this is a limitation of the operating system.
💡 Audio Artifacts: Our playback engine employs an optimized algorithm that significantly minimizes the occurrence of crackling, dropouts, or other disturbances. In rare cases, however, such artifacts may still appear — particularly when using Bluetooth headphones, where latency and compression can have an impact. If this happens, switching to mono beats mode is recommended, as it is generally more robust under wireless playback conditions.
A simple restart of the computer is also recommended if artifacts occur. Restarting resets the Bluetooth stack and audio pipeline, clearing any stuck processes or buffers, and re‑synchronizes the headphone channels to restore clean timing between left and right. This often resolves crackling or dropouts without further adjustments.
💡 Presets: Your presets are stored locally on the device and are not synchronized across multiple devices. They remain available even after closing the browser or restarting the computer. Please note, however, that clearing your browser’s temporary data (cookies, cache, or site storage) may also delete them. Likewise, if you uninstall the app, all saved presets may be lost and cannot be restored. To recreate presets on another device, you can use the “Copy” icon, located next to the preset list. Clicking it generates a neatly formatted list of all preset details, which can be pasted into a note, email, or document. This makes it easy to share, print, and manually rebuild your presets in the Brainwave Lab on other devices.
💡 Combine the Brainwave Lab with your own music: Start your favorite song, podcast, or audiobook in your music app, then layer a Brainwave Entrainment frequency from the Brainwave Lab on top.
💡 App Availability: You can use Brainwave Lab directly in your browser, or install it as a standalone app for an even smoother experience.
On Android and Windows, simply click the ‘Install’ button displayed by your browser (Chrome/Edge) or accept the installation pop‑up shown by Chrome/Edge. On iOS (Safari), tap the Share icon (⬆️) and choose “Add to Home Screen.” For the best experience, we recommend installing the app, which ensures more reliable performance and uninterrupted playback than using it in a browser tab.
Brainwave entrainment has been examined in numerous peer‑reviewed studies as a non‑invasive approach to modulating mental states. Findings suggest potential benefits in areas such as sleep therapy, stress and anxiety reduction, and cognitive performance enhancement.
Frequency Ranges and Associated States
💤 Delta (0.1–3.9 Hz): Deep sleep, trance, physical regeneration, healing
🧘 Theta (4–7.9 Hz): Light sleep, meditation, deep relexation, creativity
🌊 Alpha (8–13.9 Hz): Relaxed wakefulness, reduced stress and anxiety
🎯 Beta (14–29.9 Hz): Active thinking, focus, concentration, problem‑solving
🧠 Gamma (30+ Hz): Higher cognitive processing, learning, memory
Much like in a scientific laboratory, you are encouraged to experiment with different frequencies and beat configurations to suit your intended outcome. Whether your goal is deep relaxation, sleep, or enhanced creative flow, the Brainwave Lab provides a space to explore, refine, and ultimately discover the combinations that work best for you.
In the context of auditory stimulation, noise refers to a broadband signal composed of randomized frequencies. Unlike pure tones, noise lacks a defined pitch and instead provides a continuous spectral texture. When used in brainwave entrainment, noise serves multiple functions: it can mask environmental distractions, enhance perceptual immersion, and introduce a stochastic layer that complements rhythmic modulation.
The Brainwave Lab offers three distinct noise profiles, each with unique spectral characteristics:
White Noise – Equal energy across all frequencies. Perceptually bright and static-like, it is effective for masking external sounds and promoting sensory isolation.
Pink Noise – Energy decreases logarithmically with frequency (−3 dB/octave). Perceived as smoother and more natural, it resembles rainfall or wind and is often used to support relaxation and cognitive stability.
Brown Noise – Energy concentrated in lower frequencies (−6 dB/octave). Deep and rumbling, it evokes a sense of grounding and is commonly applied in contexts requiring physical calm or sensory downregulation.
There is no universally optimal noise type. The perceptual impact of noise is highly individual and context-dependent. Users are encouraged to experiment with different noise profiles and volume levels to discover what best supports their intended mental state — whether it's deep relaxation, focused attention, or sleep preparation.
For Binaural Beats, the use of high‑quality stereo headphones is essential, as the effect depends on precise interaural frequency differences. Mono beats and isochronic tones, by contrast, are acoustically embedded directly in the waveform and can therefore be reproduced reliably through loudspeakers, headphones, or even mono playback environments.
The entrainment effect is primarily determined by the beat frequency, not by the absolute pitch of the carrier. However, the base frequency can influence subjective comfort:
Lower carriers (40–250 Hz): often perceived as grounding and soothing.
Higher carriers (250–1000 Hz): tend to sound brighter and more airy.
Ultimately, this is a matter of personal preference, and users are encouraged to experiment with different base frequencies to discover what feels most effective and pleasant for them.
While brainwave entrainment does not rely on loudness to be effective, volume plays a subtle but important role in perceptual integration. Excessive amplitude may trigger auditory fatigue or mask the rhythmic structure essential for neural synchronization. Conversely, insufficient volume can reduce perceptual salience, especially in environments with competing noise. For optimal entrainment, the signal should be clearly audible yet comfortably quiet—typically within a range that supports relaxed attention without overstimulation. Individual sensitivity may vary; users are encouraged to adjust volume to a level that maintains clarity while promoting a calm, immersive experience.
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