A familiar idea with a different workflow
Gnaural is an open-source desktop application designed around scheduled binaural audio. Its ability to change beat frequency, carrier frequency, and volume over time remains much more capable than the fixed presets found in many listening apps.
Sineward is not a line-for-line recreation. It adopts the useful concept—a sound session authored over time—and presents it as a browser-based multitrack editor. Beat, carrier, master level, layer volume, and stereo position can be viewed together in the timeline.
Sineward and Gnaural compared
The right choice depends on whether you value a mature open-source desktop workflow or a simpler modern browser experience.
Installation
Gnaural is desktop software. Sineward runs in a modern browser without an application install.
Editing model
Both use scheduled values. Sineward organizes automation inside visible sound tracks similar to a compact nonlinear audio editor.
Sound layers
Sineward combines binaural voices, isochronic pulses, generated noise, field recordings, and uploaded audio in one mix.
Project storage
Sineward projects and imported audio remain local to the browser in the current version; it is not a cloud backup service.
Export
Sineward produces MP3 listening copies and retains an editable JSON-based project file.
Importing a Gnaural schedule
Sineward can retrieve selected schedules from the public Gnaural Mindstates archive and can import a local Gnaural file. Supported binaural, generated-noise, isochronic, mute, volume, stereo, and loop information is translated into Sineward layers and automation.
Some Gnaural files contain voice types or features that do not have a direct equivalent. Sineward reports mapping limitations instead of silently presenting a partial conversion as exact. Keep the original file when fidelity to the source schedule matters.
Who should use Sineward?
Sineward makes sense if you want a programmable binaural beat editor that opens quickly, feels closer to a multitrack timeline, and can combine a schedule with environmental audio. It is also a practical choice for inspecting or adapting compatible Gnaural files without returning to an older desktop interface.
Gnaural may remain the better choice when you depend on a feature Sineward does not map, prefer its established native application, or need exact compatibility with an existing workflow. The goal is not to erase that history; it is to make schedule-based sound composition approachable again.
A practical migration path
Begin with one representative schedule before moving a full library.
Import the original
Use the Gnaural import option and read any mapping warnings.
Compare the schedule
Check beat, carrier, master, and layer curves against the original structure.
Preview with headphones
Listen through transitions and confirm the balance at a low level.
Save both formats
Keep the source Gnaural file and export a new Sineward project for future editing.