Astral Projection Course: how it sounds

How Astral Projection Course is built: layered binaural beats from 0.5 to 40 Hz on carriers from 37 to 804 Hz, session by session, with the research behind the method and an honest summary of the evidence.

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How this course sounds — the science

Every session is a layered binaural program: several tone pairs, one tone of each pair per ear, over a soft noise bed. The numbers below come straight from the session designs.

The course in numbers

Tuning and carriers

The Tuning setting in the editor re-pitches the carrier tones and never the beats.

Tunings and tones are offered as sound to explore, with no promise of effects. Read what the research says about frequencies.

The method

The sessions use the layered binaural method described in our research note. We measured a reference set of guided programs and generate every bed from those statistics, never from a recording.

Measured beat frequency rising with carrier frequency across the layered tone pairs
Beat frequency against carrier frequency in the reference set.
Tone level falling with carrier frequency in the reference set
Tone level against carrier frequency in the reference set.

Session by session

Astral Projection · 45 min
Arrive · alpha · 00:00–02:30 Release · theta · 02:30–12:15 Release theta Hum · theta · 12:15–26:52 Hum theta Lift · theta · 26:52–41:30 Lift theta Homecoming · alpha · 41:30–43:30 Awake · beta · 43:30–45:00
00:0045:00
Phases of Astral Projection
PhaseMinutesBandBeats (Hz)Carriers (Hz)Tone pairsNoise (dBFS)
Arrive2.5alpha8, 10155, 2542-42
Release9.8theta3.75, 3.88, 4102, 302, 3983-41
Hum14.6theta3.75, 3.88, 5, 6, 7.25102, 202, 302, 403, 504, 7466-40
Lift14.6theta0.75, 1.5, 3.75, 3.88, 1050, 102, 151, 302, 505, 6036-40
Homecoming2alpha3.75, 8, 10155, 254, 3023-41
Awake1.5beta16, 40478, 592, 6103-42
Astral 2 · The Weight Map · 30 min
Arrive · alpha · 00:00–03:00 Arrive alpha Settle · theta · 03:00–07:03 Settle theta Weight Map · theta · 07:03–19:13 Weight Map theta Edge of Sleep · theta · 19:13–25:18 Edge of Sleep theta Homeward · alpha · 25:18–27:48 alpha Wake · beta · 27:48–30:00 beta
00:0030:00
Phases of Astral 2 · The Weight Map
PhaseMinutesBandBeats (Hz)Carriers (Hz)Tone pairsNoise (dBFS)
Arrive3alpha8, 10155, 2542-40
Settle4.1theta3.75, 3.9, 4102, 202, 3023-40
Weight Map12.2theta3.75, 3.9, 4102, 202, 302, 4024-40
Edge of Sleep6.1theta1.5, 3.75, 3.9, 4102, 151, 202, 3024-41
Homeward2.5alpha3.75, 10205, 3022-41
Wake2.2beta15, 16, 40328, 488, 6103-41
Astral 3 · Building the Hum · 45 min
Arrive · alpha · 00:00–02:30 Weight Map · theta · 02:30–07:32 Weight Map theta Swell · theta · 07:32–17:37 Swell theta The Hum · theta · 17:37–32:44 The Hum theta Settle · theta · 32:44–40:18 Settle theta Homeward · alpha · 40:18–42:48 Wake · beta · 42:48–45:00
00:0045:00
Phases of Astral 3 · Building the Hum
PhaseMinutesBandBeats (Hz)Carriers (Hz)Tone pairsNoise (dBFS)
Arrive2.5alpha8, 10155, 2542-40
Weight Map5theta3.75, 3.88, 4102, 202, 3023-40
Swell10.1theta0.75, 3.75, 3.88, 450, 102, 252, 3024-39
The Hum15.1theta0.75, 3.75, 3.88, 5, 6, 7.2550, 102, 202, 302, 403, 5046-40
Settle7.6theta0.75, 3.75, 3.88, 7.2550, 102, 302, 5044-40
Homeward2.5alpha3.75, 10205, 3022-41
Wake2.2beta15, 16, 40482, 592, 6083-41
Astral 4 · Side Turn and Ceiling Point · 45 min
Arrive · alpha · 00:00–02:30 Prepare · theta · 02:30–09:10 Prepare theta The Hum · theta · 09:10–18:04 The Hum theta Separation · theta · 18:04–31:24 Separation theta Float · theta · 31:24–40:18 Float theta Homeward · alpha · 40:18–42:48 Wake · beta · 42:48–45:00
00:0045:00
Phases of Astral 4 · Side Turn and Ceiling Point
PhaseMinutesBandBeats (Hz)Carriers (Hz)Tone pairsNoise (dBFS)
Arrive2.5alpha8, 10155, 2542-40
Prepare6.7theta3.75, 3.88, 4, 6102, 202, 302, 4034-40
The Hum8.9theta0.75, 3.75, 3.88, 5, 7.2550, 102, 202, 302, 504, 8046-40
Separation13.3theta1.5, 3.75, 3.88, 7.25, 10100, 102, 302, 500, 604, 6056-40
Float8.9theta0.75, 1.5, 3.75, 3.88, 1050, 100, 102, 302, 5005-40
Homeward2.5alpha3.75, 10205, 3022-41
Wake2.2beta15, 16, 40328, 488, 6123-41
Astral 5 · Open Sky · 45 min
Arrive · alpha · 00:00–03:00 alpha Prepare · theta · 03:00–07:40 Prepare theta The Hum · theta · 07:40–12:20 The Hum theta Open Sky · theta · 12:20–40:18 Open Sky theta Homeward · alpha · 40:18–42:48 Wake · beta · 42:48–45:00
00:0045:00
Phases of Astral 5 · Open Sky
PhaseMinutesBandBeats (Hz)Carriers (Hz)Tone pairsNoise (dBFS)
Arrive3alpha8, 10155, 2542-40
Prepare4.7theta0.75, 3.75, 3.88, 450, 102, 202, 3024-40
The Hum4.7theta0.75, 3.75, 3.88, 5, 7.2550, 102, 202, 302, 5045-40
Open Sky28theta0.75, 1.5, 2.12, 3.88, 4, 7.25, 1037, 50, 100, 102, 252, 500, 6047-40
Homeward2.5alpha3.75, 10205, 3022-41
Wake2.2beta15, 16, 40328, 488, 6103-41
Astral 6 · Drifting Out · 45 min
Settle · alpha · 00:00–04:00 alpha Weight Map · theta · 04:00–08:33 Weight Map theta Soft Hum · theta · 08:33–17:40 Soft Hum theta Drift · delta · 17:40–31:20 Drift delta Sleep · delta · 31:20–45:00 Sleep delta
00:0045:00
Phases of Astral 6 · Drifting Out
PhaseMinutesBandBeats (Hz)Carriers (Hz)Tone pairsNoise (dBFS)
Settle4alpha8, 10155, 2542-40
Weight Map4.6theta3.75, 3.9, 4102, 202, 3023-40
Soft Hum9.1theta0.75, 3.75, 3.9, 6, 7.2550, 102, 302, 403, 5045-40
Drift13.7delta0.5, 1.5, 245, 121, 2013-41
Sleep13.7delta0.5, 1.545, 1212-44

What you'll practise

Questions

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