Music of Sound

Check my latest lofi acquisition; the mighty ALPHAPACER II+

So what does it do? I bought it for not much, thinking it would be perfect to rehouse some kind of little synth/noise generator but before I do that I’ll definitely see what sort of sounds come out of the headphone jack…. As for the lights and earclips? I’m not quite so sure about putting DC voltages across my temples, regardless of the scale of current…. Any volunteers?

thanks Tom, for this link with the scary URL:

“What can be done with alpha control?, Dr Toomin states that first and foremost it can be looked upon as a new and perhaps hitherto undiscovered sensation of pleasure `With feedback’, she says, `individuals are able to discriminate the kind of thoughts, feelings and attitudes which represent an easy flowing with the environment and with their inner selves (the inner synchrony of the brain).’ It is possible, she adds, to learn to function at this level more often, `thus generally making life more comfortable’. Comfort and pleasure aside, Dr Toomin (who manufactures and sells an interesting device called the Toomin Alpha Pacer) suggests that alpha control has an exciting future for meditation and achieving altered states of consciousness. For quickly acquiring voluntary control of such states, she points out that there is much to commend the Toomin Alpha Pacer which not only gives visual feedback of the pattern of brain waves but also introduces audio feedback, a pleasant tone rising and falling in step with the EEG. Users of the Pacer have reported a marked feeling of well-being, to say nothing of a `sense of one-ness with the universe and great joy as they moved into higher frequencies (up to 12 Hz)’.”

Just for the record, inside by the circuit board is a label: serial number 1118 & its made in Eugene, Oregon