# Does this alien noise give you inner peace? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 17, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483 "2013-01-17T07:24:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![romadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@romadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romadea)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/1 "2013-01-17T07:24:29Z")
Do you want to “feel the energy inside you just spiraling from one side to the other”?? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2_a-Yh5FTaE/hqdefault.jpg "Amazing. YOU MUST TRY THIS. Instant relaxation. blisscoded sound meditation.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_a-Yh5FTaE) [http://www.xphirience.com/about.htm](http://www.xphirience.com/about.htm) “By now, you are most likely wondering what happens when listening to BlissCoded sound. Well I am going to go a bit outside the conventional “scientific” dictionary here. Based on my research, my theory is that a kind of “implosion field” is somehow created or activated when the human brain/organism recognizes the natural golden ratio principle in the sound/vibrations and begins to adjust according to this “divine perfection” which opens up the flow of energy, light, prana or whatever you may call it.” Obviously, this guy is hilariously nutty, but I have to admit I listened to the whole thing and found the “BlissCoded sound” oddly relaxing. And who can argue with testimonials like this? “The first thing that came to mind after a few seconds was death, how things would be when not alive. After that an unreal feeling that external reality is fake and matter does not exist, as I stare my front wooden door, the idea there is nothing out there came to mind. A feeling, there is no point writing this e-mail, I do not exist, neither you, and cause and effect does not matter, so what is the purpose of typing this? This more of a feeling, but my conscious mind is getting “slower”, thoughts kind of automatically fade away. The above is not the usual way I would describe things, and having no expectations, this track it SURELY has an effect on the brain. You said it does not have the usual entrainment technology we are used to, so you certainly have something there. I do not know what will happen when I listen tomorrow, but for now, F\*\*\* this is heavy duty stuff, compared to every other entrainment track I have used.” Or, you know, you could just take LSD or something. Cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Niply\_Elder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/2 "2013-01-17T07:55:38Z")
Dude it’s just noise from some industrial machinery spinning around. Sorry, no relaxation here. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/3 "2013-01-17T07:58:18Z")
So it’s supposedly some sort of aural basilisk? Sounds like a buncha bullshit to me. Sadly, I can’t try it out until later, but are you sure it’s not just a sort of generally soothing sound? I mean, sounds definitely have an effect on people - nails on blackboards and wire brushes on rusty tin are non-soothing sounds, so why wouldn’t there be such things as soothing sounds, quite regardless of ‘implosion fields’ and other such wibble? ---
**Author:** ![romadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@romadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romadea)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/4 "2013-01-17T08:06:16Z")
Of course it’s crazy, loopy, splendid bullshit! I just thought others would get a kick out of it like I did. The website is pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/5 "2013-01-17T08:18:04Z")
This kind of reminds me of [ASMR](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjum4aQO2Mo) videos, except with all kind of spiritual crap attached to it. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/6 "2013-01-17T19:53:11Z")
OK, I listened to it now… I don’t like it and I don’t find it blissful or relaxing at all. It felt like heavy machinery moving around just behind my back, which makes me want to get out of the way. It’s reminiscent of the works of Man In Formaldehyde, only not so nice. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/7 "2013-01-17T20:10:25Z")
The only alien noise that brings me inner peace is “Ho,Ho,Ho1 Merry Uhhty Uffts!” ---
**Author:** ![mutex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@mutex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutex)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/8 "2013-01-17T22:51:24Z")
Just checked the webpage..its binaural beats which isnt really a new theory: > **[Beat (acoustics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_beats)** > > In acoustics, a beat is an interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume whose rate is the difference of the two frequencies. > With tuning instruments that can produce sustained tones, beats can be readily recognized. Tuning two tones to a unison will present a peculiar effect: when the two tones are close in pitch but not identical, the difference in frequency generates the beating. The volume varies as in a tremolo as the ... > [@](#): > > Binaural beats may influence functions of the brain in ways besides those related to hearing…binaural beats have been credibly documented to relate to both spatial perception & stereo auditory recognition, and, according to the frequency following response, activation of various sites in the brain. > … > (best part) > A small media controversy was spawned in 2010 by an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics official comparing binaural beats to illegal narcotics, and warning that interest in websites offering binaural beats could lead to drug use. It all sounds a little far fetched to me, but when a new mother hears her child crying there are documented biological changes in the mother., So some audio stimuli will produce some type of neurological changes in some people in some situations. But I dont know if that really lends itself to a universal “happy sound”. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/9 "2013-01-17T22:57:32Z")
I’m going to have to agree with the commenter that said it sounded like a vacuum cleaner. Albeit with a bit more ring modulation. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/10 "2013-01-17T23:53:30Z")
I’ve used binaural beats before, that says they are a different technology. I found that video somewhat relaxing (I could just be imagining that or feeling what I think I should). But it was worth listening to and I’ll look into it more. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-alien-noise-give-you-inner-peace/647483/11 "2013-01-18T00:38:22Z")
> [@romadea](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2\_a-Yh5FTaE](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_a-Yh5FTaE) I watched it, and I have been left with 2 peaceful thoughts: Titties!