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EntrainerFX is a brainwave entrainment program. EntrainerESP is a Java library for processing EEG signals. A functioning NeuroSky implementation is included.

EntrainerFX 4.2.1 Final - June 9, 2013
- Integrated EntrainerESP v. 1.0.1; now using raw signal for EEG displays
- EEG displays based on SteelSeries show entrainment frequency
- fixed system tray bug, starting & stopping EntrainerFX via the system tray icon
- upgraded JTattoo to v. 1.6.9... read more

Entrainer is a program (Java 6+) which generates binaural beat frequencies using sound and animations for the purpose of entraining brain waves.

2.0.0 Final - December 12, 2010

- Entrainer now needs a minimum of Java 6 to run
- Will now run on any platform which supports Java 6 using the pure Java JSyn sound library
- Linux, Mac and Windows users have the option of using either the native or the pure Java JSyn library
    via a new menu
- Multi monitor support added for animations
- Organized Look and Feel menu
- Trident 1.3 upgrade fixes shimmer effect hang
- Now using spinners for Entrainer program editor fields
- Upgraded look and feels to latest versions
- fade in / fade out for splash screen
- now using JAXB API for xml 2 Java
- other various small improvements

Entrainer is a program (Java 5+, 32 bit) which generates binaural beat frequencies using sound and animations for the purpose of entraining brain waves. Release 1.1.3 sees the fixing of minor bugs, the upgrade of layout manager libraries, and a unit/integration test suite to ensure that major functionality behaves as expected. More information about Entrainer can be found at http://entrainer.sourceforge.net , and the program can be downloaded at https://sourceforge.net/projects/entrainer/

http://entrainer.sourceforge.net

Entrainer is a program which generates binaural beat frequencies using sound and animations for the purpose of entraining brain waves. Animations are loaded at runtime, therefore new animations can easily be created and added to Entrainer. Entrainer has been coded using Java 5, and will run under Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Entrainer does not run under 64 bit Java Runtime Environments. A full description is available at the above website.
- 1.1.1 Final could not switch to native look and feels. Fixed.
- 1.1.1 Final could not add custom intervals. Fixed.
- Deprecated images removed from distribution
- A more exact ratio used for the Golden Ratios
- Fixed bug with UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()

http://entrainer.sourceforge.net

Entrainer is a program which generates binaural beat frequencies using sound and animations for the purpose of entraining brain waves. Animations are loaded at runtime, therefore new animations can easily be created and added to Entrainer. Entrainer has been coded using Java 5, and will run under Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Entrainer does not run under 64 bit Java Runtime Environments. A full description is available at the above website.... read more

Entrainer now supports animations. Included in the distribution are three animations - Hypno Bubbles, Hypno Background and Hypno Square.

Entrainer animations require modern hardware upon which to run. For instance, they were developed and run well on my 6 month old iMac, however they run very poorly on my 3 year old Powerbook G4 (Entrainer itself runs very well on the G4).

The animation classes are loaded dynamically, and consequently anyone with Java skills can now easily write animations for Entrainer without the need to recompile the entire program. Instructions for the creation of animations are included in the Javadoc for the EntrainerAnimation class. Please contact me at burton@users.sourceforge.net if you wish your custom animation(s) to be available with Entrainer.

Entrainer is a Java program (JRE 1.5+ required, available from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp) which creates binaural beat frequencies with light and sound for the purpose of entraining one's brain waves.

This release of Entrainer allows the addition of intervals to the base frequency. The chromatic scale is included as well as the Golden Ratios, and the program allows user-defined intervals to be created. The intervals can also be included in Entrainer programs.... read more

Entrainer is a binaural beat generator and light entrainment program, designed to entrain one's brainwaves to specified frequencies. It is programmable and can record entrainment sessions for inclusion on personal media devices. It is written in Java/Swing, and is tested on Windows and OSX (and will possibly work on 32-bit Linux platforms).

The 1.0 Final release realizes the initial goal of the administrator of this project to create such an application. Beyond this point Entrainer will develop as a collaboration of people and technologies to create a tool which is aware of one's conscious state. The intent is to create a tool for learning control of one's conscious states, which will be available to individuals as well as medical professionals.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/entrainer

Entrainer is an open source program that uses light and sound to entrain brain waves. Entrainer generates binaural beat frequencies using sine waves, one at a base frequency, and the other at a slightly greater frequency. The difference between these frequencies is the entrainment frequency. This entrainment frequency can also be used to flash the application
in sync with the generated binaural beats if desired.... read more

Entrainer now comes with a default consistent look and feel across platforms - the 'Substance Mango' look and feel. Many other L&F's are now available in the distribution. In addition, a dynamic L&F switching architecture is now in place. Simply drop a look and feel implementation jar into the 'lafs' directory (excepting skinnable L&F's requiring themepacks), restart the application and the new L&F's will be available for selection.... read more

This release corrects two issues with Entrainer under Windows. The MiG Layout Manager (http://www.miglayout.com) is now used to lay out the enterable fields on the XML editor, correcting the collapsed fields with GridBagLayout under Windows. Colour flashing is now limited to the message label panel, and works as expected under both Mac and Windows.

A must-upgrade for Windows users.

Release 9 sees the addition of charts via the JFreeChart (http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart) libraries. From the XML editor, one can now create and view a chart of the xml program, showing the various settings as they change over the time of the program execution. The XML editor now allows settings to be changed while testing. Intended as an intermediate release, providing functionality for later development.... read more

This release fixes the Windows flashing bug. The JVM on the Mac does not require a call to repaint the background when the colour is set; under Windows this call is required.

This update is only necessary for non-Mac platforms.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/entrainer
http://entrainer.sourceforge.net

Entrainer is an open source program that uses light and sound to entrain brain waves. To run the program, double click the 'Entrainer.jar' file in the install directory.... read more

After a marathon 1.5 weeks of coding, I'm releasing this version of Entrainer, hopefully the last one for awhile (I really need a break!). This version fixes the Linux install bug in Release 6, and contains a significant architecture improvement to the execution of Entrainer XML files. The documentation available on http://entrainer.sourceforge.net is also now included.

Barring any issues with this release, I will be taking the time to consider any advanced features for future releases. If there are any problems/suggestions with this release please contact me. Thank you for your interest.... read more

This release contains a bug in the Linux install procedure. The file 'libJSynV142.so' is missing from the final
installation.

To obtain the file for this release either download the JSyn SDK from http://www.softsynth.com/jsyn/developers/mail.html,
or access the Entrainer Subversion repository on

http://entrainer.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/entrainer/trunk/Entrainer/JSyn/unix/

Further releases are corrected. Apologies for any inconvenience.

This project has recently acquired a redistribution license for the platform-specific components of JSyn, the Java sound library used by Entrainer. All necessary components are now included in the install to run the program.

The install is now a platform-independent executable jar file created by IzPack (http://www.izforge.com). It installs under OS X, and should install under Windows and Linux.