Muse # (Sharp) 30 built in relaxation, meditation, peak performance, learning and sleep sessions, room for 25 more and a host of features.

Boxed with all manuals and cables etc. £60

Compact, light, with 30 relaxation, meditation, learning, peak performance and sleep sessions. Room for up to 25 downloadable sessions, as well as a complete manual control mode and session time adjust. With dual binaural beats and pitch ramping, five tone selections, and a unique set of effective and entertaining sessions. An incredible value at this price.

Downloadable and with manual control. Includes the computer cable, free Light/Sound Librarian software and extra sessions to be downloaded from this web site.

Muse Sharp features:

30 Built-in sessions - See Muse# Relaxation Sessions
Room for 25 more sessions you can download
Five tone selections:
Pulsed tone with selectable pitch
Pulsed surf sound
Pulsed chord with selectable interval
Binaural beats
Dual Binaural beats
Frequency control from 1 to 42 Hertz
Four octaves of pitch control, just scale
Sine wave sound, unusual in this price range.
Pitch ramping, unusual anywhere.
Gentle on/gentle off, session run time adjust
Pause control, allows you to hold the session at a place you really like.
Full manual control including time adjust of manual sessions.
Downloadable, including computer cable and free Light/Sound Librarian software and sessions to be downloaded from www.photosonix.com

What you get: System unit, red stimulation glasses (with 4 lights per eye), Pro system headphones, 4 AA batteries, stereo cord, Download cable, free Light/Sound Librarian software and sessions to download from web site, manual

What are Mind Machines?
An AVS (Audio Visual Stimulation) system, Light and Sound Relaxation system or a "Mind Machine" is a microprocessor controlled device designed to create relaxation or other mood changing effects through the use of sound and light stimulation. The user selects a session, puts on headphones and stimulation glasses, and sits back and enjoys the experience, which can be for relaxation, stimulation, meditation or just plain fun depending on the session.

What are the features of a typical system?
A system consists of a light/sound synthesizer, stereo head phones, and stimulation glasses with pulsating lights. Built-in light/sound sessions direct the stimulation synthesis, creating a carefully composed sequence of rhythmic light and sound patterns. The tone, frequency, pitch and other parameters of the light and sound stimulation vary the effect, just as different styles of music do. Many PHOTOSONIX products have computer interface capabilities that allow additional sessions to be downloaded, for continual growth and variety. PHOTOSONIX products are easy to use, even the most complex has the "turn it on, select a session, press PLAY" interface.

Why do they work?
Perhaps better questions are: "Why do we enjoy music... why is a flickering flame hypnotic?" Light/Sound systems are the technological synthesis of centuries of exploration and a few years of neurological experiments. See "History". Light/Sound systems blank out the complex visual and auditory stimulation the mind is constantly receiving and replace it with very simple, rhythmic stimulation. The basic rhythms of the mental processes change in response. This is a safe and effective way to get your head in a different place. Meditators spend years learning how to gain voluntary control over these same rhythms. Think of it as the mental equivalent of stretching the muscles. The changed mental rhythms are temporary, when the session is over you will quickly get back into the mental state for everyday living (don't go out and drive a car immediately), but spending the time in the changed state can create a different outlook on the day, and the effects are cumulative as your learn what it feels like and can return more easily.