Oh and how do you wake up to the alarm and not move? My first reaction to the sound is to twitch or move around a little.
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Oh and how do you wake up to the alarm and not move? My first reaction to the sound is to twitch or move around a little.
i shall definitely try this technique and post if successful, thanks dood :D
and i just wanted to share an app that we can use for ipod touch!! it's called white noise (theres a free lite version i am using)
so its a nice app there's settings you can have an alarm/sound/selected music from your ipod play at a certain time or play for a certain duration, and its nice cuz you can set up more than one at a time which means you could fall asleep to something calming if it helps you and have it stop after a period of time or something like that, then an hour before you wake up it can play your alarm, and you can lock your ipod it will still be running, i'm still figuring it out but you should check it out!
but there's also a problem, so i tried playing around with it and welllll im sure, there must be a simpler way to make the sound/alarm/music play shorter but the shortest seems to be one minute... so that may wake you up- but one time got it to play for like 10 seconds and i can't seem to figure out how i did that... i'll keep playing around with it and see if i can figure out something easier or maybe someone else can, but i DID figure out another way, it's not too complicated!
so for example what i did is, well since the alarm will keep repeating, i created a sound file that is about one minute long, the beginning is silence and near the end it plays a short piece of nyan cat
i put the file on my ipod, and in whitenoise light added a "timer" (top right) and made the event "play music" and selected that file i made, and it will play at 6:00am
then i set another "timer" for 6:01am to exit the application, and there you have it ^^
oh and also there is a problem with this, i think it plays on max volume so if you can maybe set the volume of the file lower so that it will not startle you awake!
i shall report if this technique works for me or if i find a better application!
Am definitely gonna give this one a try tonight. I've got a non-blaring alarm tone that turns off after 1 minute on my phone so hopefully.... Really wanna have a lucid dream!
Just got this app and I think I figured out a way...I set an alarm for the time I wanted, then a 'stop sound' event for one minute, and set the 'fade' for both of them to 5 minutes. When it rang, the total time with a slow fade in/out was around 20 seconds. I think I'm going to try this out tonight. Thanks for the app recommendation btw, I like the rain sound on this, and I don't want to pay 99c for the other one :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
edit: Argh okay scratch that, it worked several times in a row when I was testing it but didn't seem to when it woke me up :| I think I'll just make an mp3. also I was extremely confused by the alarm in my half asleep state and moved to turn it off.
I'm definitely going to try this technique, it seems promising.
it definitely makes sense though- You don't really want to move at all in the morning when your alarm goes off ^^
I'm in the process of developing and Android application for this purpose. It's not on the market yet because it's not quite done. But it mostly works so I've just released the source code. While I'm developing you will be able to download builds here or, to be a current as possible, build the source yourself. If you'd like to contribute contact me. I'll update this post every time I upload a new build until I put it on the market. To install first make sure Settings > Applications > Unknown sources is checked then download the current version on your phone and open it.
If you discover a bug, please report it here.
Current Version: CANWILD v0.3
Trying tonight. Now i just have to move my PC's speaker set + bass to my bedroom :/
EDIT: tried, but twithced wne the alarm went of. Will try again tonight.
Everyone over looked this D:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sora
This is what I do.
(hmm...my second attempt at posting.)
Hey, for those of you looking for another way to use an alarm that plays an mp3, I've written software that does just that. It was originally written for college students (myself included) that have changing schedules throughout the week, and allows you to set different alarm times each day, or only on specific days. I wrote it a while ago, so I cannot remember if it loops, but I don't believe it does. If it does, I can add looping as an option to enable or disable. That goes for any other changes too that may help. I know this is my first post, and I would like to introduce myself when I have more time, but for now, here is a link for those interested.
sourceforge.net/projects/studentalarm/
Well, I got that cleared up. Alarm Clock Pro doesn't have that function. Any more thoughts about a fitting app? I read the last pages, but apps mentioned here don't really have what everybody here needs
halfer, what are you looking for in an app that isn't provided in one of that apps above? If it would be helpful, I may be able to add more functionality to the program I listed above, I just need to know what you're looking for.
I'm talking about iOS apps, actually. But thanks for the reply :)Quote:
Originally Posted by lukasoft
I've just created a 1 minute MP3 file with a 5 second Inception alarm (kick) at the end. Gonna try out Kitties White Noise app method today ;)
yeah i know im a bit late, but im trying this tonight. thanks for typing all that down and being so specific, and sincerely thank you if this works. im using the calender thing sora suggested on the first page, but if my ipod goes off more than it should, ill try the FILD technique.
Im using the calendar too, great idea!
If it doesnt work I can always use F.I.L.D like Raish suggested :)
1. Because the alarm is only 3 seconds, what if I don't hear it?
2. What if the room is too light to go to sleep because its day, will it still work?
3. I naturally wake up at 8 or 9am but my Mum gets me up at 7am for school. Shall I set it to 6am?
Thank You :)
I will let you know how it goes tonight.
Does anyone have an iPod app that can do the auto-shutoff without having to be open? The app I've got requires the app to stay open all night, and it'd be awesome to find a different one.
What app is that? Do you have to pay?Quote:
Originally Posted by lucidfish
Try using the calendar if you have it because you can set an alert for 5 minutes minimum before the "event". Unfortunately, I never hear it :l
I found it extremely necessary to set the alarm after about 7 hours of sleep. This way, I woke up already feeling the 'tingling' of SP. However I am not having much luck at waking up in a comfortable position to where I don't have to move. Someone else already said this but "Chronology" is a $4 ipod application that I find works really well. However, the only reason I got it was because I had a prepaid card in my itunes account. If you're serious about this method then I recommend this app. The only problem is that the app doesn't come with many friendly "won't-startle-you-awake" noises so I'm still trying to figure out a combination of repeating noises at specific volumes.
I am going to try using my watch today, it has an alarm which lasts 30 seconds and thats good because then I will be able to hear it :)
for those who doesn't have an Physically Alarm clock, use your body alarm clock (yourself). autosugesting yourself to wake up early than normal (with efforts and intention), it works for me. the only problem is If I concentrate on my eye lids or something like that, it give me nothing but wakefulness until more than 5 minutes, No SP or anything. what is wrong with me..??
sorry for my english... -_-!
Ok, so I've been trying this technique for 3 nights. I set 2 alarms, one at 5:00am and another at 7:00 just incase I dont wake up to the first one or if I just want another LD. :) So, on the first two nights I woke up before the alarm clock because I was way to excited to try it because it seems so promosing. However, last night I woke up to the first alarm and I kept my eyes shut and everything, but then i got the whole wave of excitement and I was like damnnnnn. I felt as if last night could have been the night. I was actually suprised I didn't move at all and I kept my eyes shut, but now that I know I have enough skill to not move I believe my attempt tonight will end up as success because I have such confidence.
Oh yah. If anyone has an android powered phone if you just search 'alarm clocks' on the market, the fist choice which is called "Alarm Clock Plus" works very well for this. it has an auto dismiss feature which you can set from something like 3 secs- all the way to 2hrs and 20 mins. It also has a feature where you can solve a math equation to dismiss the alarm. I think the math feature would be good for WBTBs because itll wake the logic centre of the brain up a nit so you're even more aware when you finally do get to sleep.
Does anyone have a download for a 3-4 second mp3 alarm? The link in the op is broken...
I've been able to wake up and not move but I have yet to get the ringing noise that you use to "enter the dream world". I think it's either because my alarm is a little too long or that I just have to lay still for a lot longer. What I want to know is how similar this is to the regular WILD technique because if it is then I guess I just have to wait a little longer. So far I've just been getting impatient after 5-10 minutes and no LDing.
CrazyInsane was right about the app that he mentioned on page one or two. All of you overlooked it. The pro alarm application for iPod and iPhones have voices, music, long, and short tones you can use for alarms. We will be using the short tones and there perfect. I'm currently using one that is about 5 sec long. It does not repeat. Also you can use the program in the background, allowing you to put your idevice into sleep mode. It's the perfect app and I really suggest all of you that have an idevice that is serious about this technique to download it.
I got this app. but I have yet to figure out how to set the alarm to only be 5 seconds, it just loops for me. Please help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lukeykayy
So far the "Chronology" app. has worked best for me but it's a little expensive.