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🌌 Early Access: Gateway Meditation

I've been working on a meditation app called Gateway, and I'd like to start getting it into more people's hands. You can have a part in making the app what it is. Its currently for android users only.

It started out as not trusting the Gateway Tapes from the Munroe Institute. Those tapes did actually help me dream but to me there was something not right with them and I did not like the kind of dreams they were generating. I researched many methods and why they arranged some of the things they did. With this app you can have complete control over the experience. You can target certain frequencies, turn instruments or sounds on/off and modulate their volume levels.

I started making it because I wanted something for myself. I like listening to sound while meditating, falling asleep, or even on nature walks. But I wanted more control over what I was hearing, and I wanted it to do something different each time, I wanted it to be alive. Mainly as a tool for dreaming but also for other things and is an ongoing development to explore how frequencies interact with the body and how they can aid in healing.

That idea has grown quite a bit lol. There is a check box for users who want to use Earths Frequency however a persons exact Earth Frequency where they are can depend alot on their physical location. Although it does not change drastically, rather than trying to pinpoint a users exact Earth Frequency in regards to where they are the system itself has dynamic frequency adjustments in its control loops to ensure every user hits the key frequencies, and there are lock on features included in the targeting system.

Gateway is a customizable sound engine that puts together frequencies, instruments, nature sounds and rhythms as you listen. You choose how you want a session to sound, then its procedural systems give it room to change along the way. You can create custom time signatures and customize the tuning down to the cents.

Flutes wander between your headphones, sitars come and go, bells ring out, and birds call from different directions. You might hear water, an owl, a wolf or a storm moving through the background. Some of the sounds can trigger or influence each other, so even with familiar settings, a session can take an unexpected turn. Binaural beats underpin the session and Bell sounds harmonize to create multiple layers of resonance.

You can adjust individual layers, change frequencies and presets, or use the live controls to bring in sounds yourself. If you'd rather settle in and listen, you can leave it to run. In time everything will become customizable down to the individual notes you want your instrument to play and if successful; customized chanting for mantras.

The Randomizer gives it more freedom within your chosen preset. Extreme Randomizer can change the presets too, opening up different tunings, combinations and behaviors. Starting a new session with that turned on can feel like walking into a different world. I've had plenty of moments testing it where I've stopped and thought, “oh, that sounded really nice,” without having specifically planned for it to happen.

That's a big part of what keeps me interested in building this.

🔒 Privacy was also something I wanted to keep simple.

Gateway collects no personal data. There are no accounts, ads or tracking.

To keep or share a setup, there's a standalone system I call the Sigil/Seed system. It gives you a code representing your soundscape configuration, which you can enter again to recreate that setup. You can keep the code yourself or send it to someone else without either of you needing an account or storing your creation on a server.

The soundscape still has procedural variation, but you have a way to return to the settings you liked.

Currently Sigil Seeds can be as short as 6 letters/numbers and can easily be written down to ensure complete privacy.

Currently the best way to share a Sigil Seed you like is to post it on the official Gateway Meditation App Open Testing v1 youtube video.

349X3T is a pretty neat sigil seed go ahead and give it a try :)

https://t.co/0j2jkPoulr

⚠️ Before anyone buys it: this is VERY early access.

I'm happy with how it's coming along, and I use it myself, but it's still raw. There are rough edges, and you may run into bugs or audio issues that I haven't caught on my own phone.

If something goes wrong, please let me know what happened and which phone you were using. Your Android version helps too, if you know it. Even a short description of what you were doing when the problem happened can give me somewhere to start looking.

Getting feedback from people using different devices is a big reason I want to open this up now. There's only so much I can find testing it myself.

In the top right corner of the main page is a little bug icon. It has debug logs. If you do encounter a glitch of any kind you can click the "I just heard a glitch" button to record a fresh log for the little bug icon. Sending us this debug data can go along way to helping us resolve the issue in an update. This "I just heard a glitch" button can be used to trace more than audio glitches.

Gateway targets Android 7 and newer. I'd like to keep it usable on older phones as it grows, although how well it runs will depend on the device and what you're asking the sound engine to do.

There's also quite a lot I still want to build and the entire app will evolve dynamically over time.

I'd like to give individual instruments and sounds much more customizable rhythms and behavior, add more instruments and environmental sounds, and expand the ways they interact. More tuning options, presets, spatial movement and randomization are all things I want to explore. Different control loops and how they actually impact the user will likely be a very long work in development.

Long term, I'm interested in how complicated this can get while still being something simple, basic and pleasant to listen to. An instrument following its own rhythm, a bird call setting off another sound, a quiet stretch that lasts long enough for you to forget about it before something new comes in. I want more control over those details, both for myself and for anyone else who enjoys experimenting.

These are plans for where I want to take it, though. The early access app is the beginning of that work.

In time it will become a true state of the art procedural cathedral where developers themself can use in the pursuit of creating unique pieces of music.

One idea I'm particularly fond of is keeping older generations of the sound engine available as newer ones are developed. If someone likes how an earlier version sounds, I'd like them to be able to keep using it. I can easily imagine getting attached to a particular version myself, including some of its quirks, and not wanting an update to replace that experience completely.

I haven't built that yet, but that is how the structure of the app is being designed. The real work around is keeping the app from becoming bloated while maintaining previous versions. As well as ensuring that the Sigil/Seed system remains intact all the way along differing versions creations.

These days I mostly use Gateway at night as part of my dreaming routine. I'll set up a long session and let it wander while I'm falling asleep. Sometimes I find something I want to change, which is the downside of trying to relax with an app you're still developing haha. Other times I just enjoy listening to what it comes up with.

It's become a project I care about quite a bit simply because it has been working for me and I'm curious to hear what other people make with it. I am hoping it is a tool people can use not only to enhance the amount of dreams they have but also the clarity and experience of them. Other people may find other uses for it.

Gateway is an independent project I'm building here in Canada through Zoodlebop Programming. If it sounds like something you'd enjoy, and you're comfortable with a few rough edges while I keep working on it, give it a try.

Feedback, bug reports and ideas are all welcome.

Whether you are trying to dream more, want to experiment with the audio engine, or just want some lovely sounds on your nature walk try out the app.

👇 Get Gateway Meditation in early access:

https://t.co/px5S388Stc

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@Prince_of_web3_ Yes

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@fuyu_kasumii Yes

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@anupamrjp A meditation app for helping with dreaming and relaxing

https://t.co/a9a3djD6dY

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@anupamrjp a meditation app to aid with dreaming

https://t.co/a9a3djDE3w

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@SamVale29 henlo

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@lightsilver323 Just a humble meditation app meant to help users dream, but is a great work that will evolve over time https://t.co/aR2NSwX82p

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@DenisCerednice1 Just squeeze some more out of another a.i.

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Some updates on their way is the language selection system and a forward ticker to improve procedural generation

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🌌 Early Access: Gateway Meditation

I've been working on a meditation app called Gateway, and I'd like to start getting it into more people's hands. You can have a part in making the app what it is. Its currently for android users only.

It started out as not trusting the Gateway Tapes from the Munroe Institute. Those tapes did actually help me dream but to me there was something not right with them and I did not like the kind of dreams they were generating. I researched many methods and why they arranged some of the things they did. With this app you can have complete control over the experience. You can target certain frequencies, turn instruments or sounds on/off and modulate their volume levels.

I started making it because I wanted something for myself. I like listening to sound while meditating, falling asleep, or even on nature walks. But I wanted more control over what I was hearing, and I wanted it to do something different each time, I wanted it to be alive. Mainly as a tool for dreaming but also for other things and is an ongoing development to explore how frequencies interact with the body and how they can aid in healing.

That idea has grown quite a bit lol. There is a check box for users who want to use Earths Frequency however a persons exact Earth Frequency where they are can depend alot on their physical location. Although it does not change drastically, rather than trying to pinpoint a users exact Earth Frequency in regards to where they are the system itself has dynamic frequency adjustments in its control loops to ensure every user hits the key frequencies, and there are lock on features included in the targeting system.

Gateway is a customizable sound engine that puts together frequencies, instruments, nature sounds and rhythms as you listen. You choose how you want a session to sound, then its procedural systems give it room to change along the way. You can create custom time signatures and customize the tuning down to the cents.

Flutes wander between your headphones, sitars come and go, bells ring out, and birds call from different directions. You might hear water, an owl, a wolf or a storm moving through the background. Some of the sounds can trigger or influence each other, so even with familiar settings, a session can take an unexpected turn. Binaural beats underpin the session and Bell sounds harmonize to create multiple layers of resonance.

You can adjust individual layers, change frequencies and presets, or use the live controls to bring in sounds yourself. If you'd rather settle in and listen, you can leave it to run. In time everything will become customizable down to the individual notes you want your instrument to play and if successful; customized chanting for mantras.

The Randomizer gives it more freedom within your chosen preset. Extreme Randomizer can change the presets too, opening up different tunings, combinations and behaviors. Starting a new session with that turned on can feel like walking into a different world. I've had plenty of moments testing it where I've stopped and thought, “oh, that sounded really nice,” without having specifically planned for it to happen.

That's a big part of what keeps me interested in building this.

�� Privacy was also something I wanted to keep simple.

Gateway collects no personal data. There are no accounts, ads or tracking.

To keep or share a setup, there's a standalone system I call the Sigil/Seed system. It gives you a code representing your soundscape configuration, which you can enter again to recreate that setup. You can keep the code yourself or send it to someone else without either of you needing an account or storing your creation on a server.

The soundscape still has procedural variation, but you have a way to return to the settings you liked.

Currently Sigil Seeds can be as short as 6 letters/numbers and can easily be written down to ensure complete privacy.

Currently the best way to share a Sigil Seed you like is to post it on the official Gateway Meditation App Open Testing v1 youtube video.

349X3T is a pretty neat sigil seed go ahead and give it a try :)

https://t.co/0j2jkPoulr

⚠️ Before anyone buys it: this is VERY early access.

I'm happy with how it's coming along, and I use it myself, but it's still raw. There are rough edges, and you may run into bugs or audio issues that I haven't caught on my own phone.

If something goes wrong, please let me know what happened and which phone you were using. Your Android version helps too, if you know it. Even a short description of what you were doing when the problem happened can give me somewhere to start looking.

Getting feedback from people using different devices is a big reason I want to open this up now. There's only so much I can find testing it myself.

In the top right corner of the main page is a little bug icon. It has debug logs. If you do encounter a glitch of any kind you can click the "I just heard a glitch" button to record a fresh log for the little bug icon. Sending us this debug data can go along way to helping us resolve the issue in an update. This "I just heard a glitch" button can be used to trace more than audio glitches.

Gateway targets Android 7 and newer. I'd like to keep it usable on older phones as it grows, although how well it runs will depend on the device and what you're asking the sound engine to do.

There's also quite a lot I still want to build and the entire app will evolve dynamically over time.

I'd like to give individual instruments and sounds much more customizable rhythms and behavior, add more instruments and environmental sounds, and expand the ways they interact. More tuning options, presets, spatial movement and randomization are all things I want to explore. Different control loops and how they actually impact the user will likely be a very long work in development.

Long term, I'm interested in how complicated this can get while still being something simple, basic and pleasant to listen to. An instrument following its own rhythm, a bird call setting off another sound, a quiet stretch that lasts long enough for you to forget about it before something new comes in. I want more control over those details, both for myself and for anyone else who enjoys experimenting.

These are plans for where I want to take it, though. The early access app is the beginning of that work.

In time it will become a true state of the art procedural cathedral where developers themself can use in the pursuit of creating unique pieces of music.

One idea I'm particularly fond of is keeping older generations of the sound engine available as newer ones are developed. If someone likes how an earlier version sounds, I'd like them to be able to keep using it. I can easily imagine getting attached to a particular version myself, including some of its quirks, and not wanting an update to replace that experience completely.

I haven't built that yet, but that is how the structure of the app is being designed. The real work around is keeping the app from becoming bloated while maintaining previous versions. As well as ensuring that the Sigil/Seed system remains intact all the way along differing versions creations.

These days I mostly use Gateway at night as part of my dreaming routine. I'll set up a long session and let it wander while I'm falling asleep. Sometimes I find something I want to change, which is the downside of trying to relax with an app you're still developing haha. Other times I just enjoy listening to what it comes up with.

It's become a project I care about quite a bit simply because it has been working for me and I'm curious to hear what other people make with it. I am hoping it is a tool people can use not only to enhance the amount of dreams they have but also the clarity and experience of them. Other people may find other uses for it.

Gateway is an independent project I'm building here in Canada through Zoodlebop Programming. If it sounds like something you'd enjoy, and you're comfortable with a few rough edges while I keep working on it, give it a try.

Feedback, bug reports and ideas are all welcome.

Whether you are trying to dream more, want to experiment with the audio engine, or just want some lovely sounds on your nature walk try out the app.

👇 Get Gateway Meditation in early access:

https://t.co/px5S388Stc

[Zoodlebop Programming @JamesHercules3]

Anyone who wants access to closed testing for the Gateway Meditation app you can dm me your email so I can add you to it. Im currently chasing an elusive bug that I want gone before I release open testing

https://t.co/gc2szzYrpz

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Our first app is almost ready for open testing! It's a meditation app that can be heavily customized. We will pin it for early access and you can help shape what it will become. We will post regular updates as we get it in shape and work out the kinks.

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@GuangyuRobert Opened a short proposal on GitHub if easier to review there

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@GuangyuRobert Additionally, we could test the A.I.s ability to innovate within minecraft by giving them blue prints to build computers and see how they iterate on them. I wondered if it would be possible to get the A.I. agents to a point where they can understand how they are inside a computer

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Hard won knowledge is of no value unless put into practice. Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. /4

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Nothing worth knowing can be taught, it must be earned with the blood and sweat of experience. There is no truth too unknown, no secrets too hidden, and no path too labyrinthine for us to follow, for they lead us upward to enlightenment. /3

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That is not the Imperium I believe, that is not the Imperium I wish to be a part of. Knowledge is the food of the soul, and no knowledge can be thought of as wrong so long as each seeker of the truth is master of what he learns. /2