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Sound that changes your state of mind

Binaura is built on decades of research into brainwave entrainment and auditory neuroscience — music engineered to guide your brain, not just entertain it.

Your brain runs on rhythms

Brainwaves operate at different speeds, each linked to a mental state. Binaura tunes its music to the range you need.

Delta 0.5–4 Hz

The slowest waves — dominant during deep, restorative sleep.

In app: Deep Sleep
Theta 4–8 Hz

Light sleep, drift-off, and deep relaxation.

In app: Wind Down, Meditate
Alpha 8–12 Hz

Relaxed wakefulness, creativity, and calm presence.

In app: Relax, Chill
Beta 12–30 Hz

Active thinking, problem-solving, and sustained focus.

In app: Focus, Deep Work

Beyond binaural beats

Classic binaural beats — discovered in 1839 — play a slightly different frequency into each ear, and your brain perceives the difference as a rhythm. It works, but it's one technique, and it needs headphones.

Binaura layers several methods: binaural beats where they shine, plus amplitude modulations woven directly into the music itself. The result targets the brain networks responsible for thinking and creativity, works with or without headphones, and sounds like music — because it is.

Step 1 Pick a target state Focus, Relax, Meditate, or Sleep — each maps to a brainwave range.
Step 2 The music carries the signal Precise modulations at the target frequency are embedded in every track.
Step 3 Your brain follows Neural activity synchronizes to the rhythm — entrainment — and holds the state while you listen.

Measured results

7x

increase in sustained focus vs regular playlists1

3.6x

decrease in stress with regular use2

54%

fall asleep faster with Sleep sessions2

5 min

to reach a measurable focus state1

1) Compared with unmodulated playlists in internal listening tests.   2) Self-reported results from Binaura listener surveys.

Research & further reading

Meta-analysis Garcia-Argibay, Santed & Reales (2019). Binaural auditory beats affect cognition and anxiety — 22 studies pooled. Psychological Research. Systematic review Platt et al. (2025). Binaural beat and music interventions across 10 trials. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. Foundational Oster, G. (1973). Auditory beats in the brain. Scientific American — the paper that popularized binaural beats. Background A short history of binaural beats, from 1839 to today

Plain-English summaries on each page; full citations available on request.

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