https://www.reddit.com/r/gatewaytapes/comments/1j9737y/for_anyone_who_wants_a_very_direct_nonguided/
RiftHoist718 9mo ago
I am an audio engineer and composer for Hemi-Sync. There are actually hundreds of releases (we put out a new one nearly every month) covering a wide range of subject matters; there are also many free flows without verbal guidance. The technology and overall audio quality has improved immensely over the years - we’ve come a long way since the Gateway Experience!
toxictoy 9mo ago
Here’s the issue though and our users should know this - there was a difference in experiences before and after Robert Monroe introduced the affirmation. I’m one of the people who has purchased the entire gateway series and also have a subscription to both Hemisync and Expand apps. I’m also a mod here. There is some truth to knowing how to use the tools taught in the Gateway experience that are foundational and then using the Hemi-sync nonguided audio as presented here or even the timers/mixers in either app once you have mastered focus 10 and the other tools first.
I still recommend for our users to learn the Affirmation, ECB and REBAL as well as the resonant tuning. There’s a reason those things exist. Not that you can’t get results just listening to the these audio tracks but you don’t get the whole point of being guided through the experience of kicking the tires of reality just picking some random non-guided track and starting there.
RiftHoist718 9mo ago
You're absolutely right - Gateway is wonderful and I encourage everyone to check it out! I'm simply sharing that there is a lot more out there for anyone who is interested, or isn't ready for the deep dive yet.
Heretic_G 9mo ago
Hi, thank you for commenting. Have you heard anything about a potential remaster of the Gateway Experience using Monroe Sound Science? If you are at liberty to say of course.
RiftHoist718 9mo ago
I don’t know much about what the Institute is up to these days and I don’t want to speak out of turn. We’re focused on moving the technology forward.
If it’s a more modern take on the Gateway Experience you’re after, we released Waves 5-8, voiced by AJ Honeycutt (Bob’s stepson) and with higher focus levels (15 on up to 27 in GE8), a few years back.
Heretic_G 9mo ago
Oh I didn't realize you were with Hemi-Sync the company. I also wasn't aware that Hemi-Sync did any development past binaural beats either; my understanding was that MSS (besides the legal circumstances you mentioned) is the further development of binaural beat technology.
Are there any specific new techniques you guys use in the newer materials?
What I heard about the MSS potential re-release is but a rumour, but as you'd imagine it would be quite beneficial to everyone, especially new seekers to have more powerful signals.
RiftHoist718 9mo ago
Binaural beats are the root of the technology, but the magic lies in the proprietary layered combinations of frequencies and how they evolve, first established by Bob back in the day and developed further in the time since. Blended with music, they really elevate the experience beyond what most people think of as “binaural beats”. We’ve had top notch engineers honing this process for decades now and take a lot of pride in our releases!
Heretic_G 9mo ago
Very cool! Thanks for answering. I'll have to take another look at the Hemi Sync app, provided the newer meditations are in there.
One thing I wish you guys would do is offer .wav or .Aiff files for download, in 24 bit/48 khz or even 96khz. There might not be much difference overall between these and the flacs but those of us with great amps and headphones would appreciate it!
I got a pair of Sundara 2020s powered by my Motu M4, and going through Sonarworks on my PC, for a very flat sound curve. I'd be willing to pay extra, even over the flacs for these higher quality files, to account for the extra bandwidth they'd eat up on your site. Maybe you can put in a suggestion with the higher ups
RiftHoist718 9mo ago
We engineers are always advocating for the highest quality possible - if I had it my way everything would be 32bit/96kHz but that’s tough to accommodate; most streaming platforms
won’t even accept that, last I checked. I’m not sure if making WAV downloads available someday is in the plans or not. I’m sure no one in this sub would be surprised to learn that we deal with a lot of bootlegging of our products so there’s some reluctance to put the highest res masters out there to get passed around. The CDs are 16bit/48kHz WAVs so that’s always an option if you prefer WAVs, but understandable for an audiophile to want the highest resolution they can get! I stand by the FLACs and mp3s as well, honestly.
Cbo305 9mo ago
Would you still recommend the Gateway Tapes as the best starting point? Or is there a more modern/improved version through Hemi-Sync?
RiftHoist718 9mo ago
I would say it depends on your level of experience with meditation, and your level of commitment. The Gateway series is dense and can be intimidating. On top of that, Waves 1-4 were created by Bob Monroe (not an audio engineer) before I was even born, and thus the sound quality is not necessarily what most folks are used to in 2025. There’s only so much that can be done about that. Because of all these things, it takes some dedication to get through the Gateway Experience. I think that once you’re ready, though, it’s still an amazing program.
If you’re looking for a more modern alternative that’s easier to digest and with modern audio fidelity, consider starting with Tasting Infinity:
https://hemi-sync.com/product/tasting-infinity/
Take a look at the reviews - people love it! You can sample the first 4 minutes on the website to get a feel for it.
If you’d prefer a non-guided experience, with Hemi-Sync frequencies beneath music, I really enjoy The Winds of Spirit:
https://hemi-sync.com/product/the-winds-of-spirit-with-hemi-sync/
Alternatively, consider giving the Hemi-Sync app a look. It has almost our entire library for a low monthly subscription, so it’s a great way to try a lot of titles out without having to purchase them all individually. I’ve worked for the company for 12 years and I still use the app daily.
ProfessionalHot2421 8mo ago
So you don't advise using the Meditation hemi-sync CD advocated by the OP?
RiftHoist718 8mo ago
Meditation is great! I was just saying that there are tons of options these days.
slipknot_official 9mo ago
Just wanted to throw this out there because I see so many people thinking Gateway is the only program out there that they have to use.
It’s really not at all. There’s dozens of hemi-sync programs that do the exact same thing, some guided and most non-guided.
The guidance is good, but it can be a distraction and cause the listener to pull out of a deep meditative state, or cause their mind to not fully quell, which can be the major roadblock.
The point of all this isn’t to think your way through it, or to look for something to happened. It’s to silent your mind, and let whatever happens, happen. It can take time and a consistent routine. But it’s not daunting. Every session is cumulative, it all adds up, like learning how to play guitar.
Independent-Breath94 9mo ago
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I use it almost everyday. It's has been more than a year now. Let me tell you something, this specialized stillness Meditation audio is the best one you can find out there. It is sooo good, months back I introduced it to my girlfriend months back when she began meditation and was having a bit of a challenge. She loves it so much more. When I began using this, I had been practicing meditation regularly for 7 years and I swear this audio took me to the depths and heights I've never experienced before. It has a tendency of allowing your consciousness to go deeper and stay there as long as you are committed and willing to throughout the practice of 45 minutes. It starts slowly and takes you deeper and deeper and after a while you hear a slight tuning changes in sounds and the effects of doing so.
Ay Hemi Sync they don't really say what frequencies it targets like others audio files that directly targets specific brain waves. In this one they just say it much more complex than that. But on short YouTube audio description it says, it's divided into four parts: 1. Enter meditation (first 11 minutes), 2. Expanded Awareness (2nd 11 minutes - around 11:00 - 22:00), 3. Reaches Deep (3rd 11 minutes - around 22:00 to 33:00), and 4. Closing Meditation (the last 12 minutes - from 33:00 to 45:00). And you do feel yourself moving through all these levels after sometimes using it. It's amazing.
It been years since I knew the importance of Stillness. Of being mindful and being rooted in presence and being. I've made mindfulness/Stillness meditation a very important part of my life. It's Eckhart Tolle's main teach, Tibet Buddhists, Japanese "Zen" Buddhism, In Nature Spirituality by (Nordics, Native Americans and African Spirituality) and India's main Hinduism practices such as Advaita Vedanta. This idea of being still , if being fully here without overly thinking even doing and living daily life in this state. And through being still and rooted in being and presence, attain the Oneness with All Life, with the universe, with Source and see yourself as all this eventually is the goal. So many explorers of the higher realms/systems and channelers mention that in higher realms Egoic daily and non thinking is no longer a thing but that being from there exist in a state of being-ness, just being aware, mindful and still all the time and only use the process of thinking deliberately when it needed in a specific moment. You don't involuntary and constant thinking life though but while being Still, life and events goes on synchronistically and flow smoothly, it's like Taoism. You intuitively know what to do, where to go and who/what needs attention even when you're young you know your life's purpose very clearly. They talk about this in the books RA - The Law of One as well. Might seem weird to us right now as we are used to thinking all the time but it is said that's where we are going as well - the state of knowing yourself as your Higher Self who knows and feels his connection and Oneness with Source Creator at all times.
So the idea for me is that daily or regularly I do my part of being that. I usually wake up early in the morning and do my meditation using Hemi Sync Meditation and then after that I do single Gateway Experience tape. Gateway is actually more effective because you just got out of deep meditation and it's like you're picking up from where you left. It's amazing. Try this audio out for sure and if possible, hey FLAC file 👌🏾
marleyrae 9mo ago
Where can I learn more about hemi-sync and all the science behind these sounds? I've been meditating for years but only discovered the gateway tapes about three months ago. I find it extraordinary how much the sound makes a difference for me. I am working on healing complex PTSD, and I find the hemi-sync sounds to be very powerful in helping me to heal. It feels very similar to EMDR trauma therapy, as if the sounds are helping me to reprocess things and rewire my brain. I'm super nerdy and curious to hear more about the science.
I personally don't get too bothered by out of date technology, but then when I'm working with newer tech, I notice how much better it is. I will check this out. Thank you!
slipknot_official 9mo ago
https://hemi-sync.com/learn/how-hemi-sync-works/
It’s basically just a sound technology that aids putting your brain into specific brainwave states. So gateway and the meditation program help out your brain into a theta state. That theta state is associated with meditation, calm, deep introspection, and deeper states like OBE.
juanmacub 6mo ago
u/RiftHoist718 hi! great to know from someone from Hemi Sync in here. I just started using the app but I'm concerned about the hs effects trough app, will using the app and bluethoot headphones have the same effects than hearing a flac audio of the types with a wired headphones? I dont want to lost ANY off the hemi sync effects in meditation and brain sync because of using it with the app and blutethoot.
RiftHoist718 6mo ago
Hi, and thanks for the question. I use the Hemi-Sync app with noise-cancelling, over-the-ear bluetooth headphones daily and it works great! Earbuds tend to sacrifice some low end frequencies and don’t block as much sound from the outside world, but some folks prefer those and report the experiences still being effective. I don’t think you’re losing anything significant by using bluetooth vs. wired headphones. I’d go with whatever is comfortable and convenient for you. Best of luck on your journey inward!
cowboy_jow 9mo ago
I can't find this. Where is it? What do I search for?
Independent-Breath94 9mo ago
You can also go to hemi-sync.com and search Hemi Sync Meditation. Here's the actual link:
https://hemi-sync.com/product/hemi-sync-meditation-album/
