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Bwgen Tutorial

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Bwgen Tutorial

Posted: Thu 23 Dec, 2004

Contents

Section 1

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Binaural Beats

1.3 The Brainwave States

Section 2

2.1 Using Bwgen

2.2 combination techniques and induction methods

Appendix

A.1 Data From Oster's Curve

A.2 Useful Presets

A.3 The "Triangular Binaural Beat" Preset Building Technique

1.1 Introduction

Many people on this forum have mentioned "BrainWave Generator" (or Bwgen). This

program uses binaural beats to lower your own mind's brainwaves towards the binaural

beat frequencies. This technique can quickly induce altered states of minds such aslucid dreaming. It may be hard to use Bwgen as an induction technique alone, so it is

often used in conjunction with VILDs, WILDs and MILDs. First, I will explain the science

behind this program to help you use it effectively.

1.2 Binaural Beats

Binaural beats are an interesting phenomenon, discovered by a German scientist called

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H.W. Dove. He realised that it was impossible to hear sounds with a frequency lower

than about 20Hz. It was already known that frequencies lower than 20Hz could produce

interesting effects in the brain. Dove discovered that if you play a sound of an audible

frequency in one ear, and a sound of a different, but equally audible, frequency in the

other, the brain would decipher the sound as the difference between the two sounds.

I.e., if the left ear heard a sound of 500Hz, and the right a sound of 510Hz, the brain

would hear (from inside the brain) a sound of 10Hz, thus being able to produce altered

mind states.

The reason low frequency sound (and some EM waves) can induce altered states of

mind is because the frequencies become close to our own, naturally produced,

brainwaves. In doing so our brain starts to conform towards this external frequency,

and we can exploit this. To take full advantage of binaural beats, we need to know the

traits and behaviors of each brainwave frequency.

1.3 The Brainwave States

Each brainwave corresponds to a certain state; Beta, Alpha, Theta or Delta. Each state

produces an effect on the brain, Here are the four states and their boundaries:

Beta (40 - 13Hz): Associated with heightened states of consciousness, such as mentaltasks, active conversation & playing sports.

Alpha (12 - 8Hz): A state of relaxed mental awareness, daydreaming or reflection.

Theta (7 - 4Hz): The Theta state is one of deep relaxation or meditation. Theta is also

present during dreaming, and R.E.M sleep. Meditation at these frequencies can be used

for sleep reduction. The body needs this state for overall well-being

Delta (4 - 0.1Hz): Delta brainwaves are present during deep sleep. Delta frequencies

are almost never present while conscious, although deep meditation or self-hypnosis

can induce conscious Delta. The repairing and rejuvenation of the body is known to

take place at Delta frequencies; the Human Growth Hormone, HGH, has been found to

be released in this state.

2.1 Using Bwgen

Bwgen is a relatively easy to use, but effective program. You can buy it at

www.bwgen.com (not that I like to advertise), although there are many cracks widely

available on the web. Take note that you can create your own preset using the demo

version of Bwgen, which can be downloaded for free at the same website. Here I will

go through a step-by-step guide to creating a Bwgen preset for lucid dream induction.

Firstly, for lucid dreaming, you want to enter a low Theta state, around 4-5Hz. Select

this on the "Binaural beat frequency" area of the "Preset options" tab. Next, you need

to choose the audible pitch of each sound. Note, when you select the audible pitch,

you do not hear that exact frequency, the frequency you select will be the centering

frequency, I.e. when you select 500Hz, for a 5Hz binaural beat, you will hear 497.5Hz

in the left ear, and 502.5Hz in the right. The best audible pitch corresponds to "Oster's

curve" a graph plotted from experimental data. In A.1 of the Appendix you can find

data taken from the graph in written form. Once you have found the optimal carrier

frequency (audible pitch), you can select it under the "Audible pitch" area.

The most effective way to entrain to any frequency is to descend from a frequency

already present in the brain at the time. While awake frequencies of 25-15Hz will most


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likely be dominant. To create a section like this, select "add", under "segments", and

make you have it before the main section by selecting "move up" (you could of course

create the descent first, but it makes more sense to me to create the main section

first).

Start your descent from between 25-15Hz and let it decline for 15 minutes till it

reaches your desired frequency. To enhance the effect of the descent you might want

to add a plateau every few minutes (this can increase the time it takes to complete the

section, but in my opinion, it is worth it).

There are many useful Presets already out there, most of which are available in the

"preset library" at www.bwgen.com. For more information on them see A.2 of the

Appendix.

2.2 Combination Techniques and Induction Methods

Once you have a working and effective preset, you will probably need to use

techniques alongside the preset for effective results. Think of Bwgen as an anaesthetic:

it will force your body to sleep while you can use your mind to induce a lucid dream.

Here I will go through each technique in detail.

WILD

WILDing is often considered to be the hardest technique to master, but with Bwgen it

can become relatively easy. Generally, the simpler methods become the most effective

in this situation, as Bwgen does all the relaxation (physically) for you.

I will outline a WILDing method I believe is the most effective. It is not so much a single

technique as a potent mixture of techniques:

Firstly, start to cycle through your body parts, start to feel your forehead, your throat,

Right shoulder, right elbow, right wrist, tip of right thumb, tip of right index finger, tip

of right middle finger, tip of right ring finger, tip of right little finger, right wrist, right

elbow, right shoulder and throat;

Now your left shoulder, left elbow, left wrist, tip of left thumb, tip of left index finger,

tip of left middle finger, tip of left ring finger, tip of left little finger, left wrist, left

elbow and left shoulder;

Start to feel your throat, the solar plexus, right chest, solar plexus, left chest, solar

plexus, navel and lower abdomen;

Now feel your right hip, right knee, right ankle, tip of the right big toe, tip of the right

second toe, tip of the right middle toe, tip of the right fourth toe, tip of the right little

toe, right ankle, right knee, right hip, lower abdomen;

Then your left hip, left knee, left ankle, tip of the left big toe, tip of the left second

toe, tip of the left middle toe, tip of the left fourth toe, tip of the left little toe, left

ankle, left knee, left hip;

And finally your lower abdomen, navel, solar plexus, throat, forehead;

After you have finished the cycle, you may repeat the process or continue.

Next, imagine that you are slowly walking down (or up) a massive staircase. This

staircase can be any style or shape you like. Don't just think of what you see, but also


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imagine the smell, the sounds, and what you feel. Imagine this scenario taking place in

front of you eyes, not just in your mind (although remember not to actually open your

eyes). Imagine the stairs with numbers on them. As you reach each stair notice which

number of stair you are on. Imagine that far, far below at the bottom (or top) of the

staircase, there is a dream world, filled with whatever you wish. As you go on you

slowly become enveloped by this world, and soon enough you can interact with this

world. You are in your dream!

MILD

This technique is simple: repeat you're desired mantra while listening, and let yourself

relax into your sleep as you repeat it. Remember that a mantra should be short,

positive and in the first person. A good mantra would be: "When I dream, I will realize

I'm dreaming", or "When I'm in my dream, I will wake up". These mantras follow the

three rules.

While you're repeating this mantra, you may want to visualize a scene in which your

mantra comes true. You could visualize yourself flying in a dream then waking up and

realizing that, in fact, you are dreaming.

VILD

This technique seems to me almost made for use with Bwgen. It takes a bit of forward

planning, so we will start there. First off, think of a scenario in which you do an RC,

and then become lucid. This scenario should quite short and easy to repeat exactly.

Now that you have a scenario, start playing this scene through in your mind, imagining

all your senses being used. Again, see it through you closed eyes. Keep repeating the

same scene, in which you do an RC and become lucid. Eventually, you should fall asleep

within this scenario and, of course, you will do the RC and become lucid!

Appendix

A.1 Data From "Oster's Curve"

The "Oster's Curve" is a graph plotted by Gerald Oster that contains data as to which

audible pitch is most effective at carrying binaural beats. This data is used to find the

most effective way to entrian towards the desired frequency. For example, if you want

to entrain to a binaural beat of 5Hz the optimimum carrier frequency, that is the

frequency which you actually hear, would be around 780Hz or 180Hz. Bwgen does not

use this information automatically, you have to enter the carrier frequency into the

"audbile pitch" area under "preset options". The data from the graph is as follows:

Binuaral beat(Hz)->Optimum carrier frequency (Hz)

1.210->60; 1.451->70; 1.659->80; 1.856->90; 2.054->100; 2.265->110; 2.581->120;

2.903->130; 3.266->140; 3.669->150; 4.073->160; 4.596->170; 5.104->180; 5.835->190;

6.821->200; 7.660->210; 8.599->220; 9.551->230; 10.604->240; 12.037->250;

13.935->260; 15.396->270; 17.023->280; 18.571->290; 19.453->300; 20.815->310;

21.767->320; 22.413->330; 23.248->340; 23.843->350; 24.459->360; 24.813->370;

25.140->380; 25.604->390; 25.771->400; 26.026->410; 26.103->420; 26.185->430;

26.232->440; 26.249->450; 26.250->460; 26.108->470; 25.775->480; 25.566->490;

25.410->500; 25.083->510; 24.688->520; 24.257->530; 23.836->540; 23.393->550;

22.993->560; 22.387->570; 21.466->580; 20.535->590; 19.513->600; 18.116->610;

17.206->620; 16.295->630; 15.479->640; 14.836->650; 14.087->660; 13.155->670;

12.588->680; 11.896->690; 11.211->700; 10.610->710; 10.029->720; 9.492->730;


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8.722->740; 8.364->750; 8.059->760; 7.703->770; 7.318->780; 7.002->790; 6.661->800;

6.356->810; 6.116->820; 5.881->830; 5.642->840; 5.440->850; 5.280->860; 5.138->870;

4.846->880; 4.703->890; 4.565->900; 4.396->910; 4.203->920; 4.053->930; 3.894->940;

3.744->950; 3.623->960; 3.514->970; 3.391->980; 3.274->990; 3.161->1000;

3.015->1010; 2.855->1020; 2.697->1030; 2.576->1040; 2.460->1050; 2.347->1060;

2.236->1070; 2.124->1080; 2.011->1090; 1.896->1100; 1.775->1110; 1.644->1120;

1.523->1130; 1.428->1140; 1.354->1150; 1.283->1160; 1.199->1170; 1.109->1180;

1.021->1190

A.2 Useful Presets

Here I will share my personal view of which presets are worth having. For those who do

not have a registered version of Bwgen, I will go through the preset options of the best

few so you can program them in without paying to download them.

Sleep Reducer : although not designed for lucid dreaming, it is a very effective Theta

preset, and is great for LDing. Here are the preset options:

Voice 1:

Binaural Beat: 12.0Hz to 2.3mins, 12-8Hz to 3mins, 8Hz to 4.3mins, 8-5Hz to 5mins, 5Hz

to 35mins, 5-7.5Hz to 36mins, 7.5Hz to 38mins, 7.5-10Hz to 40mins.Audible pitch: 300Hz

Volume: 100% for 39.5mins, 100-0% to 40mins

Background: "Heavy rain"

Concious Theta Experience: This preset series is very effective at inducing a Theta

brainwave state. Unfortunately their preset options are too complicated for me to

share here but you can download concious theta experience one, two, three, and four.

Deep Yoga Meditation: This preset borders on the Theta-Delta boundary; I am not sure

whether this is helpful or detrimental but personally I find it an effective preset. The

preset options are as follows:

The first 6 voices use the same binaural beat frequencies; 4.0Hz till 19.47mins, 4-2Hz

to 24.33Hz, then 2Hz to 73mins. But the audible frequency is different:

Each voice has two frequencies; the first for 19.47mins, then lowers to the second, the

descent finishing at 24.68, then that frequency continues to the end at 73mins.

Voice 1:

61.73Hz to 19.47mins, then down to 30.86Hz at 24.68mins, hold to end

Voice 2: 130.81Hz, 65.4Hz

Voice 3: 146.83Hz, 73.41Hz

Voice 4: 164.81Hz, 82.4Hz

Voice 5: 174.61Hz, 87.3Hz

Voice 6: 97.99Hz, 51.91Hz

The second group of voices (7-9) have both a binaural beat and an audible pitch of

55Hz

Voice 10 has the same binaural beat as the first 6 voices, and an audible pitch of

110Hz.

Noise:

volume: 100%

Smoothness: 92%


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Deep Theta: Deep theta is my own preset, created using the "Triangular Binaural Beat"

technique (see appendix A.3), I believe it to be the most effective of all the preset

mentioned. You can download it [url=http://bwgen.tehforums.com

/attachment.php?s=7e25 3ae5e84759c30aa4c8b8d55a4e08&attachmentid=31

]here[/url].

A.3 The "Triangular Binaural Beat" Preset Building Technique

If you want your presets to pack an extra punch, then follow this technique I created

when making your own presets:

Firstly, you choose the desired binaural beat for your preset. For example you may

want a preset to help you sleep, so you may choose a binaural beat of 1Hz.

Select voice 1, and tick the "set left/right separately" box in the audible pitch area.

Now you should choose a pitch based at 150Hz, so for a 1Hz binaural beat you should

select 149.5Hz for the left ear and 150.5 for the right. This creates a binaural beat of

1Hz centring around 150Hz.

If you chose a different desired binaural beat then this would differ, e.g. a binaural

beat of 5Hz would have 147.5Hz in the left and 152.5Hz in the right.

Now create a second voice and choose the "set left/right separately" box once more.

This time select a frequency of 148.5Hz in the right ear and a frequency of 0Hz in the

left. This creates another binaural beat of 1Hz between the left ear of the first voice

and the right ear of the second.

Again if you choose a different binaural beat this will be different. Using the 5Hz

example, you would have 142.5Hz in the right ear and 0Hz in the left. The 0Hz

frequency for the left ear is not utilized to create a binaural beat but is to stop any

sound from that voice.

Repeat this process with the audible pitches centering 100-150Hz apart going up to

anywhere < 1000Hz (this is thought to be the limit for binaural beats).

e.g. 150Hz, 300Hz, 450Hz, 600Hz, 750Hz, 900Hz

The end result is multiple voices with a binaural beat of either 1Hz (or whichever you

choose) or of over 100Hz (in which case it is too higher binaural beat to affect the

preset).

So that's it, everything you need to know about inducing lucid dreams using Bwgen. I

hope this helps a lot of people who haven't succeeded with other techniques to become

lucid.

Written by Philip Hall ( philthemn). With many thanks to r3m0t and pasQuale for proofreading and help with formatting.

Any feedback should be PMed to philthemn

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