Thread: Binaural Beats
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Old Jun 22, 2014, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Slamjammer View Post
Unless I am mistaken, you cannot actually "hear" binaural beats. They represent the phase difference between the left and right channels, which the brain resolves by creating a "third channel" equal to difference. This difference is typically in the 10Hz range, which is equivalent to the brains' Alpha state, but below the 20Hz cutoff for normal human hearing.
Yes, I hadn't thought about it. But that would be true. What you'd hear would be the two different beats that cause the brain to create that "third channel". Ve-e-e-e-ry in-ter-est-ing!