Mindplace Procyon AVS System Light and Sound Meditation Mind Machine

by MindPlace

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7.5 x 4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000X2BSJM
• Item model number: Procyon
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,589 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #60 in Health & Personal Care > Health Care > Stress Reduction
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 4, 2006

Product Description

MindPlace has been designing and building Light & Sound Mind Machines since 1988. The Procyon Audio Visual Synthesizer is our latest and most powerful light and sound machine, an evolutionary development of the Proteus concept. Its sophisticated RGB (Red Green Blue) engine is capable of generating millions of different colors, and the USB port makes uploading of your own customized sessions a snap. Fifty internal sessions provide access to a broad range of beneficial states of consciousness, and our free Procyon Editor software makes creation of new sessions easy. You can add any audio from your MP3 or CD player, PC, etc., and we provide an audio patch cable. Procyon can synthesize frequencies up to 75 Hz--another 'best of class' first. Whether your goal is to explore the new realms opened by full color synthesis, have complete control of your own light and sound experiences, or simply to relax with the most interesting experience possible, the Procyon is for you!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, I mean WOW, May 16, 2008

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S. Hoffmann (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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I had no real idea what to expect but I was hoping for some wow factor besides reducing stress and increasing concentration. I am blown away by the sophistication and simplicity of the device. It's a little cheaply made and the digital readout is a bit old-fashioned but that does detract in any way from this wonderful mini universe.

I put it on and at first I was disappointed until I found out I am supposed to close my eyes. Then like a dimensional shift I am transported to an unearthly realm of unsurpassed beauty and weirdness (in a good way). I started with No. 49 and it sat there with the low tones and a vague green light and suddenly it intensifies to colors, frequencies, and manifestations-I saw patterns and visuals that are byond my ability to discribe in language. I believe the pulsations and color sequences invoke the mind to try to make sense of a landscape that is not part of our reality. So the patterns and manifestations are a product of our mind to make sense of it by creating a point of reference (almost like a hallucination). I saw patterns, galaxies, flowers, landscapes, jewels, crystals etc. The tones that run in tandem with the visuals creates a 3 (or perhaps 4) dimesional experience. The rest you'll have to find out for yourself.

The headphones are designed to register below 10 hz which is extremely low. The tones that are produced are very specific the the effect they are trying to achieve. I tried the 10 minute concentration booster and it worked! I also tried the night voyage and I ended up falling asleep on the sofa. I advise you to do this in your bed so you don't have to drag yourself to it.

I let several people at work try it out and the reaction varied from OMG! to throwing them on the desk because they couldn't handle it. I believe if you are an open-minded person and like extremely saturated visuals (millions of colors are possible!) with possible mild hallucinations, this is for you. If you're a controlled person who hates not being able to make sense of a landscape that is other-worldly, this isn't for you.

The best part that I haven't tried yet is that it is completely programmable and can be synchned with whatever music you want to use.

Those of you who have tried LSD in the past and liked it-buy this device!

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Light and Sound Fantastic, October 22, 2007

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Ziklagblagger - See all my reviews

Ok. So I wanted a mind machine, avs device, light and sound machine, brain machine, call it what you will, to help me chill and learn. I whittled the choice down to the Procyon, the David Pal and the Mind Spa. I dismissed the Mind Spa as too girlie-looking, its webpage content as too verbose and try-hard, and the David Pal in the end came across as too much like it had been put together on someone's back table, looked a bit kit-ish. What's great about the Procyon: 16 million colours, 24bit hifi codec for digital quality sound, truly portable size (about a cigarette packet, bit bigger maybe), looks solid, well-built and cool, no built-in obsolescence (upgradable firmware) and downloadable new programs a go-go, cool Ganzframes (contrary to most pictured with the beast, they are reflective, at least the ones I bought on Amazon. Actually, I'm sure some companies that picture the frames which look like pinhole glasses, not hi-tech ones, are losing sales), ease of use, great results. I would not want to be without this. One of the year's better purchases so far. Amazing trip. Love it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gets the thumbs up, February 17, 2009

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Mazzers (Japan) - See all my reviews

I had been wanting to buy a mind machine after some time dabbling around with software that creates binaural beats. I had used in-built screen flashing in another program, but really wanted to try out a machine so after some deliberation I purchased the Procyon.

In general I am very satisfied with the machine. I think you'll only get something out of this if you come to it with an open mind (my wife said go ahead and fry your brain!).

As another reviewer mentioned the device itself does seem cheap; you might even think it is a walkman from the late 80s, but don't let that detract from what it actually does.

The presets are o.k., but once you feel comfortable with the machine you should try to create your own presets. This is where the major problem is with the machine: the software.

The presets are good, but just when you think you are getting into one, you can have quite a drastic shift in tones and lights which has made me jump on a number of occasions. However, this 'jump' soon dissipates as your mind seems to latch onto to the new frequency with surprising ease. You can of course program your own presets, but the software is not the most user friendly (procyon makers, could you make a programmable interface a-la gnaural??).

The other major grumble is having to plug external source music through the aux if you want to listen to music at the same time....

Apart from what might seem to be some negative comments above, I do feel that this is a great machine to enter into if you are curious about AVS machines. Recommended.