[Questions] Estim tutorials
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:32 pm
Hello all anyone can explain all stuff related to estim. What hardware/software we need.
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance
Ok, you have finally motivated me to update that converter (functionally is same, all that was added was a dialog with warning). This is pretty outdated now and I hope most people will move towards restim, if not for playing estim directly, then at least for converting funscripts into mp3.Kaelis wrote: Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:47 am - You can use this converter made by edger477 https://edger477.github.io/funstim/funstim.html to turn a normal funscript (the kind used for Stroker toys) into a stim file. It ain't perfect, but its pretty good
Thanks bro :) I really appreciateKaelis wrote: Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:47 am Basics:
- Estim Box that can take audio input
- Electrodes and suitable cables
- Headphones or something
- Video with video audio
- Stim File that has the stim audio
If you're on Windows 10 or 11, you can open up Sound Settings -> App Volume and Device Preferences and then set specific audio sources on your computer to play to specific audio devices.
Set whatever application you're using to play the Video/Audio to your Headphones.
Set whatever application you're using to play the Stim File Audio to whichever headphone jack you've plugged your Estim Box into.
For estim boxes currently on the market that are decent at handling most stim files:
True StereoStim:
- MK-312BT (made by Erostek, new version of the classic ET-312)
- The Tingler (made by Stimkits)
- Estim Hero Stereo (made by Estim Hero who runs the website Estim Hero... its recursive)
Pseudo StereoStim:
- Micro 312 is a great little box that *was* made in someone's backyard, but they got overwhelmed and had other life commitments. You can still find them on the usual resale sites, but new ones aren't being made anymore
Pulse-based Boxes:
- 2B (made by Estim Systems - pulse style box so there are a lot of files that it doesn't translate well)
- Coyote (made by Dungeon Labs)
Unknown - I've never seen anyone talk about it:
- SensaVOX EM140 (made by ElectraStim)
Personally I can attest to the quality of the Micro 312, The Tingler and the 2B. My favourite is absolutely the Micro 312, as it provides great output quality and has very nicely layed out controls for using it. It's a real shame that the guy stopped making them, but life be like that sometimes.
As for finding stim file audios:
- You can use this converter made by edger477 https://edger477.github.io/funstim/funstim.html to turn a normal funscript (the kind used for Stroker toys) into a stim file. It ain't perfect, but its pretty good. You can find a lot of funscripts at the site eroscripts https://discuss.eroscripts.com/
- Scrounge the Milovana forums or go through the Estim Hero site's Releases page https://estimhero.com/ though I believe you need to create an account to access Estim Hero stuff.
- Ask people in here very nicely if they have any recommendations or Mega Links to scrounge through
- Discords: Joanne's Estim Community https://discord.gg/3jazKfGJ, Hardstim Community https://discord.gg/Y8mmhVvH, eStim Station (18+) https://discord.gg/YQuBcDzM are all great places to check out.
Hey, I hate to hijack this thread, but is there any walkthrough tutorials for this? I have piddled around with restim several times and I cant seem to intuitively understand how its done.edger477 wrote: Mon Jul 07, 2025 1:30 pm
This is pretty outdated now and I hope most people will move towards restim, if not for playing estim directly, then at least for converting funscripts into mp3.
Adding a +1 here, I'd also like a tutorial of some sort; features seem to have been added since the explanations I understood, and I'm lost in the options of the software and don't know what values to assign to a funscript to make it work as intended.trollinnsfw wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 12:25 pm Hey, I hate to hijack this thread, but is there any walkthrough tutorials for this? I have piddled around with restim several times and I cant seem to intuitively understand how its done.
That is correct, the players (VLC/MediaPlayer Classic) need to be configured to have web interface enabled (there are steps described how to do it in restim wiki), and restim uses it not to control the player but just to read current video file being played and timestamp (and also to detect when you pause/stop it), so whenever you search it adjusts the current position (this is done with less than a second of delay). Same with HereSphere, you can connect it, enable autoplay, start and just use the player in quest without having to go back to restim.froog wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:37 am The way I understand it is that restim keeps track of the timestamp of where the video player (e. G. vLC) is at, using the API, once you have connectd your video player to restim correcttly, and uses that to know which timestamped ctions in the scripts to play.
So, eg if you move the video in your player to play from 1m30 seconds into the video, restim will start "playing" any scripts you havebloaded into it, from 1m30s, and I think it periodically checks that it is in sync.
My two cents, before building a setup like the ones recommended here get yourself a TENS unit to test if you enjoy the feeling. It's unique and may not be your kink.zou2oury wrote: Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:32 pm Hello all anyone can explain all stuff related to estim. What hardware/software we need.
Thank you in advance
This very valid advice is now becoming obsolete too, since foc-stim will be at or below the price of decent tens unit (in my case, my 2 foc boxes cost the same as my 4-channel tens, but I got tens for other purposes, did try it once for stimming and it wasn't actually pleasant, it numbs extremely fast even on ems routines)jgrants wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 9:46 am My two cents, before building a setup like the ones recommended here get yourself a TENS unit to test if you enjoy the feeling.
FWIW I had a TENS box and didn't like it at all. But I kept hearing about how wonderful estim was, so eventually took a leap of faith and purchased an ET312B. After that, I never looked back.jgrants wrote: Tue Aug 12, 2025 9:46 am My two cents, before building a setup like the ones recommended here get yourself a TENS unit to test if you enjoy the feeling. It's unique and may not be your kink.