We don’t release a product until we see 80 percent satisfaction in our question-and-answer studies.”įeth is quick to refute this when asked whether binaural beats can have a drug-like effect. Only a very low percentage of users feel no effects at all. “Some may consider it a placebo, but binaural brainwave entrainment is a proven, scientific and safe method of achieving a simulated mood or experience,” Ashton said in an e-mail. Nick Ashton, founder of, advocated the effects of the downloads.

“Your brain is not evolved enough to understand two frequencies at once, thus the brain recognizes this as one frequency,” Nestor said. James Nestor, author of “Get High Now (Without Drugs),” details this more simply. This technology only works if it is used through headphones, as there needs to be two distinctly different sounds, according to an article in Scientific American Magazine. Using different frequencies and types of sounds, the beats can affect brainwaves. First discovered in 1839, binaural beats occur when one tone is put through one headphone and another tone is fed to the other ear. The phenomenon Feth is talking about is the use of binaural beats. “It’s a phenomenon that is well known and has been for a long time,” Feth said. The prices are typically $3 to $6, but can be as expensive as $200 for premium tracks such as “Gates of Hades” and “Hand of God.”Īccording to Larry Feth, a professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at Ohio State, the technology used to have an effect on listeners is very real, though Feth doubts the effects. Their doses range anywhere from 10 minutes to up to an hour of audio play. Some of these tracks include “Marijuana,” “Cocaine,” “Peyote,” “Gates of Hades” and their top-seller, “Orgasm,” according to i-Doser’s website. is the most popular of the sites that offer such services as downloadable “highs.” The website offers audio tracks, claiming each has different effects. I-Dosing uses downloaded audio files, played through headphones, to supposedly give the listener a drug-like effect. Listen at your own discretion and, y'know, not while you're driving or operating any heavy machinery.Websites offer chance to get 'high' using audio tracksĪ new Internet fad called i-Dosing allows people across the country to get their fix with a simple download. The track 'Gates of Hades' can be heard here. Waheh said, 'We did a small controlled study with four people, and we did not see any brain wave activity shifting to match the binaural beat that people were listening to.' Of course, there are some experts out there who claim that i-dosing is indeed a scam. On the other hand, claims, 'We have received many emails from users who have used I-Doser doses to help them kick the habit of recreational drug.' As these reports note, the I-Doser website contains links to other sites offering marijuana, hash and pills. In fact, Oklahoma's Mustang Public School District has banned MP3 players in an attempt to combat i-dosing. The whole thing sounds a bit like a scam, but apparently it works - at least judging by the many reaction videos posted on YouTube, showing listeners (usually teenage males) tripping out while listening to a track called 'Gates of Hades.'ĭespite all the making of an Internet gag, parent groups have already expressed their concern that i-dosing might act a gateway drug (watch this report by Oklahoma City's News 9). These mind-altering sounds are mixed with 'soothing backtracks of ambient soundscapes to help the brain induce of state of mood lift, euphoria, sedation, and hallucination.' In other words, the MP3s use electronic pulses and drones to synchronize your brain waves. It's been dubbed 'i-dosing,' and if sensationalistic media reports are to be believed, it's everywhere.Īccording to, a website that makes and sells these apparent digital drugs, 'Using proven, scientific, and safe methods of synchronizing your brainwaves, a simulated state can be achieved through the use of our advanced audio CDs, or the I-Doser Application, and a pair of high quality stereo headphones.' But the two have never been quite so closely intertwined as now, as kids are apparently turning to the Internet to get high off MP3s. Music listening and drug use have a long-standing connection, from the psychedelic craze of the '60s to the ecstasy-fuelled raves of the '90s.

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