I've never used the beat thing but have tried various meditation type tapes. The best I found was Kabat-Zinn...very grounded and direct, talking listener thru a complete relaxation/meditation workout, so to speak. If I can find my original I'll be glad to make you a copy if you'd like to try it. Tried one called "Calm" that drove me up the wall...all seem to be effective, some positive however, and some not. I eventually gave up on all of them, and went back to listening to non-vocal music (except for Hildegard von B., Gregorian chants, etc...very effective), like Scarlatti, Vivaldi, etc. . I trust the way music structures my mind...am less trusting of other brain wave manipulations.