"My mom passed away last spring, but her voice didn't have to. I recorded her reading years ago, and now I can hear her whenever I need to."
Preserving a voice you miss
Real Ways People Use Echoes
Not just for bedtime
Kids fall asleep to it. Adults lean on it too — on a commute, in grief, across time zones.
Illustrative examples of how people use Echoes.
"My son has never met his grandma in person. Every night, he falls asleep to her reading him the same book, in her actual voice."
Bedtime stories from far away
"I travel for work more than I'd like. Now my daughter still gets her stories read her way, in my real voice, on the nights I'm gone."
Staying close while away
"I put my dad's voice on my headphones on the train home. It's not about the story — it's just nice to hear him talk after a long day."
Company on the commute
"My wife read to me every night for forty years. She can't always remember now, but I still fall asleep to a voice recording of her."
A comfort at any age
"I thought this would feel like a gimmick. It didn't. The first time I heard my dad's voice again, I had to stop and just sit with it a minute."
More than expected