Pick two streams.
Music for energy. Words for ideas.
Explore the power of divided listening
Two ears.
Two streams.
One mind.
Music in one ear. Ideas in the other.
Tap
to swap, reset, and focus your mind.
Designed for headphones
Left ear
Music
Right ear
Podcasts · Lectures
Audiobooks · News
The idea
Your brain already listens this way.
When you listen to music while walking, your mind doesn’t stay fixed. It shifts. Rhythm carries your mood while your attention moves between sounds, thoughts, and the world around you.
dicotic makes that natural process intentional. Music in one ear. Meaning in the other. You decide how your attention flows.
See dicotic in action
Designed for clarity, not clutter.
Three steps to divided listening
Music and meaning, perfectly split.
dicotic gives you a gentle, controllable way to explore how your brain responds to multiple streams at once—no hacks, no noise, just experience.
Assign each ear.
Send rhythm to one side and language to the other.
Swap to reset your focus.
A single tap re-centers your attention.
Why it matters
Unleash a new relationship with sound.
Stay in the zone.
Blend rhythm and information so your mind doesn't drift. Keep just enough input to stay engaged without feeling overwhelmed.
Learn without losing your groove.
Turn commutes, workouts, and chores into low-friction learning sessions. Keep your body on autopilot while your mind explores.
Tap to refocus.
Noticing overload? Swap sides, mute a stream, or center both ears with a single action. Take back control of your attention.
Tuned to your brain.
Everyone's attention works a little differently. dicotic gives you a playground to learn what your mind likes best.
Where dicotic fits into your life
Music for your emotions. Knowledge for your mind.
Deep work & study
Lo-fi beats in one ear, a calm voice explaining concepts in the other. Keep your mind occupied just enough to stay on task.
Commutes & movement
High-energy tracks plus language lessons, news, or lectures. Arrive where you're going with new ideas already loaded.
Walks in the woods
Let your headphones augment what you see and hear around you. Play tunes to match your surroundings on one side, learn from your favorite authors on the other.
Focus-curious minds
If you're the kind of person who needs “just the right amount of noise” to think, dicotic gives you new knobs to turn.
Learn by watching
dicotic. A new way to listen.
A few quick walkthroughs: getting started with dicotic, setting up your first split, and experimenting with different contexts.
Getting started
A short overview of the app and how to pick your first couple streams.
Create playlists
Add track from your local files or Apple Music.
Give volume a boost
Tap to boost. Hold to reset.
Behind the idea
Inspired by how attention really feels.
Some people focus best when part of their mind is anchored by rhythm while another part tracks words. dicotic doesn't claim magic shortcuts or brain hacks—it simply gives you an intentional way to explore how your own attention behaves.
By separating streams into left and right ears, you can learn when your brain wants simplicity, when it enjoys a gentle challenge, and when it's time to reset. Over time, those experiences become a kind of map of how you live best.