Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) – flashing lights and pulsing tones to guide you into different brainwave states
Cranio-Electro Stimulation (CES) – tiny electrical impulses to the brain stem to help with endorphin production
Microcurrent Electro Therapy (MET) - is used directly along a muscle to break down knots and fatigue. It is a slow frequency (like CES for pain), but the pulses are short.
Transcranial DC Stimulation (tDCS) – DC stimulation to enhance or inhibit brain activity
Devices that offer AVE only:
Delight
Delight Plus
Devices that offer CES only:
OASIS Pro
Devices that offer tDCS:
OASIS Pro – as an add-on purchase.
DAVID Premier - as an add-on purchase.
To purchase tDCS, email info@mindalive.com or call office at 1.800.661.MIND or 780.465.MIND (6463).
Device that offers both AVE and CES:
DAVID Delight Pro
DAVID Premier
Another consideration for your choice of device will be the number and application of sessions you want.
AVE ONLY
The Delight has 2 sessions in each of these 5 categories:
Energize
Meditate
Brain Booster
Sleep
Feeling Better
There is also a Sound Sync session for each category. Using the sound/audio you play through a 3.5 mm audio patch cord (sold separately), the frequency of the session will be randomized using the target frequencies: Energize - 20 Hz, Meditate - 7.8 Hz, Brain Booster - Left Stim 14 Hz, Right Stim 20 Hz, Sleep - 6.5 Hz, Feeling Better - Left Stim 10 Hz, Right Stim 19.5 Hz. The Sound Sync sessions are particularly useful for relaxation and lucid dreaming.
There are descriptions of each session in the operator’s manuals to help you decide which session to use. There is also an AVE User Guide that explains how AVE works and includes a symptom survey to help you select a session.
The Delight is our lowest cost, easy-to-use device for people who want simplicity and large, raised buttons (great for seniors).
To read the description of the sessions on the Delight, see page 8 of the Delight Operator’s manual. Link to session frequencies.
DAVID Delight explainer video
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DAVID Delight Plus
The DAVID Delight Plus has five sessions in each of the five categories as well as three gamma sessions (40 Hz), for a total of 28 sessions. There are also two blank slots for user-designed sessions (using our DAVID Session Editor which is available for extra purchase). The Delight Plus also has five sound sync sessions.
The extra sessions in the Delight Plus are particularly effective for people with more complex issues such as fibromyalgia and sleep disorders.
DAVID Delight Plus explainer video link
To read the descriptions of the sessions on the Delight Plus see page 10 of the Delight Plus Operator’s manual.
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AVE & CES IN ONE
DAVID Delight Pro
The DAVID Delight Pro has the same AVE sessions as the Delight Plus but it also has CES. The frequency of the CES sessions sync to the same frequency as the AVE sessions or you can select 100 Hz frequency. 100 Hz CES produces more serotonin than other frequencies, boosting relaxation, and helping to improve anxiety and sleep. You can use AVE by itself, CES by itself, or both together. This device is great for clinicians as it offers the most choices to use with clients or patients. People have reported to us that they feel they receive an enhanced benefit when using both AVE and CES together. Here is another blog post about using the Delight Pro to improve your life.
DAVID Delight Pro explainer video link
To read the descriptions of the sessions on the Delight Pro see page 12 of the DAVID Delight Pro Operator Manual
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The DAVID Premier has 51 AVE sessions and has been paired with CES sessions on many of them. There are also 28 CES sessions to choose from. There is a selection of pre-installed audio files and there are pre-selected eyeset colors in the sessions. All session preferences can be edited. The frequency of the CES sessions sync to the same frequency as the AVE sessions or you can select 100 Hz frequency. CES produces more serotonin than other frequencies, boosting relaxation, and helping to improve anxiety and sleep. You can use AVE by itself, CES by itself, or both together. People have reported to us that they feel they receive an enhanced benefit when using both AVE and CES together. Another new feature is being able to see how long you have left in a session on our graphics dislay.
This device is great for clinicians as it offers the most choices to use with clients or patients as MET and tDCS sessions can be purchased as an add-on so there can be 4 technologies on a Premier device. The internal lithium battery can be charged and the sessions are stored on a microSD card which allows for storage capacity of 200 sessions. You can add your own WAV audio files. Users can purchase extra microSD cards where they live and store customized sessions on a microSD card for clients or patients.
To read the descriptions of the sessions on DAVID Premier see page 7 of the to DAVID Premier Operator Manual
Link to DAVID Premier Quick Guide
Now all you have left to do is to make your choice about your eyeset.
Eyeset Choice for DAVID Delight Series
All of our DAVID Delight series AVE devices come with our standard white Tru-Vu Omniscreen eyeset. If you want to upgrade your eyeset you have the following options:
Multi-color Eyeset
We recommend the multi-color eyeset as it provides the option of selecting different colors for your session (different color for either visual field). For example, sleep is very important for mental well-being and a blue-green blend with blue on the left and green on the right has proven effective for onset of sleep and deeper sleep.
Operator's Manual
Explainer video link
Viewhole Eyeset
Our viewhole eyeset allows the user to see out with eyes open and can be used with select sessions to help with reading comprehension.
Operator's Manual
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Eyeset Choice for DAVID Premier
DAVID Premier comes with Spectrum Eyeset or you can choose Spectrum Viewhole Eyeset .
CES ONLY
The OASIS Pro offers CES only. The OASIS Pro has 10 sessions (including 2 gamma) and each session can be 20 minutes, 45 minutes, or 3 hours:
MET with purchase of MET Kit or MET Probe Kit
Sub Delta
Delta
Theta
Alpha
SMR
Beta
100 Hz
Gamma (20 minutes)
Gamma (3 hour)
Oasis Pro Explainer video link
To see the description of the sessions on the OASIS Pro, see page 9 of the OASIS Pro Operator’s manual.
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More Resources To Help With Your Decision
We also have a comparison chart so that you can easily compare all the devices Mind Alive Inc - Comparison Chart. We have a solution page for certain conditions that we have researched so that you can look at the science behind how AVE helps manage those symptoms Mind Alive Inc - Solutions.
If you want to do a deeper dive into the world of AVE you can watch a video that Dave Siever, CEO of Mind Alive, has presented on AVE technology and research Mind Alive Inc - Webinars.
Mind Alive Inc. YouTube Channel Playlists
Other Technologies/Accessories You Might Want To Consider:
SPECTRUM
Comes with DAVID Premier or can be bought on its own
The Spectrum eyeset is a stand-alone device that you can use with both of our Windows 11 based PC apps, DAVID Breathe and DAVID Live, along with your own stereo headphone for Audio-Visual Entrainment.
We also have a Spectrum Viewhole Eyeset available. 
DAVID Live
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MET
Mind Alive Inc - Microcurrent Electro Therapy (MET)
On DAVID Premier and Oasis Pro - Use MET Sessions
On Delight Pro - Use Feeling Better #3
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tDCS
Mind Alive Inc - Transcranial DC Stimulation (tDCS)
tDCS kit – available on OASIS Pro and DAVID Premier for extra purchase.
Oasis Pro – 6 tDCS sessions.
DAVID Premier - 25 20-min sessions available ranging from 0.10 mA to 2.50 mA.
We hope this blog helped in your decision about which device to purchase and that you enjoy your AVE/CES journey to better well-being. And as Dave Siever, CEO of Mind Alive Inc., would say “keep dancing in your dendrites”!