Mind Machine
A Mind Machine is a an opto-acoustic stimulation-device, that
produces pulsed frequencies of light and sound to synchronise wide areas of
the brain / the brain hemispheres. Most Mind-Machines come with a software that
allows to program frequency patterns and sound compositions. The following construction
plan shows how to build a Mind Machine that works with a standard PC.
The Mind Machine consists of a little interface-box that is connected to the
PC via the printer port LPT1 and a set of glasses with Light-Emitting-Diods
(LEDS). The device needs 5 Volts of power which you can get from the Joystick-Port
(Pin 1) or the Keybord-plug. The software runs under Dos (Mind1.0) and Windows
(Brainsync). The Windows-Program offers Sound-capabilities, too.
For details about brainwave-synchronization refer the help-pages of the Cool-Brainwave-Syc.
program for audio, which you can download below.
Required material:
4 x R 10 kOhms
12 x LED red
4 x Trasistor BC 547B
6 m cable 4 pol
1 x plasic box
1 x sunglasses
1 x plug for printer port (25 pol)
1 x plug for joystick port (15 pol)
The diodes should be fixed on the inner
side of the sun glasses circular. (I used simply glue) Per each eye, use 3X2 diodes
connected parallel. You should not connect the diodes serial, because of problems
concerning the voltage when the power is taken directly from the computer. (the
electronics need 5 volts, taken directly from the Joystick-Port (Pin1) or from
the Keyboard-Port).
When built according to the plan, sessions can be edited with MIND1.0 (exe-file
fo PC's) or BRAINSYNC (exe-file for PC's with Midi-Soundcard). Mind1.0 and Brainsync
are home-grown-products, so beware of bugs ! If you use Brainsync, you can get
brainwave- synchronizing-effects even when not building the Mind-Machine as shown
above, 'cause the program is a combined frequency-generator/ sequencer which produces
mind-machine-music.
Screenshot taken from BRAINSYNC 1.0
When using Mind1.0 (without sounds),
just listen to your favorite music or to the brainwave-synchronized samples
you can generate with the Cool-sample-editing-program. Sessions from 15 to 45
min with closed eyes turn very conveniently ...
!Warning!
The use of MindMachines can cause brain-damage and disorderings.
Use at your own risk ...