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3 reasons to save memories:
Legacy for families
Audivi ensures that family stories are remembered for generations to come. Plus: our on-line platform ensures that they remain accessible to family, wherever they are.
Connection to caregivers
Caregivers can use Audivi memory banks to get to know clients. Listening to a memory bank with a client can help build connections, bridge cultural divides & improve care.
Comfort for memory loss
Similar to eyeglasses & hearing aids, memory banks can buttress loss: reinforcing memories & helping individuals stay connected to their past memories & emotions.
What our clients are saying:
I just finished listening to the story of my life with Audivi. When I came to the end, I actually felt as though I was living NOW in THAT time. SOOOO many memories of my life. I treasure the memories and hope that my GREAT GREAT GREAT grandchildren will enjoy listening to this someday. I keep going back to it and cannot tell you how much this has meant to me. Every time I listen to it I feel young again.
Bonnie
When Kristin interviewed me, it was as if I was chatting with a good friend over a cup of coffee. She kept me on track with gentle questions and/or suggestions. I had some difficulty locating appropriate photos (I had just moved), and Kristin gave me all the time I needed, again no pressure. She is a superb editor, omitting extraneous information, but including details and stories of interest. The final result was stunning. How often does one hear one’s own voice? It’s a fabulous experience.
Lucy I played the memories for my mother last week. It was wonderful because she was smiling the whole time and she would finish her own sentences, delighted at hearing the story. It felt as if she were chiming into the lyrics of a favorite song. A couple of times she said “Is that my voice?!!” She was chuckling through the whole thing, totally engaged. I’m sorry you couldn’t see it — it would have been satisfying for you!
Paul The Audivi site about my mother has already become a family treasure. We learned more details about her life and now we have those stories recorded in her own voice. The site is presented beautifully and is easy to navigate. What a gift to us all!
Tracy Words can’t express how thrilled I am with the Audivi site for my mom. You have done such a professional job. It is a treasure to have this information together – the photos, my mom’s voice and the history. I can’t wait to share this with the rest of my family.
Lisa I’m fortunate to experience my mother-in-law in person, but hearing and seeing her through Audivi is an immersion into aspects of her life that remained hidden. What a joyful discovery!
Danny This is such a beautiful way to pay tribute to family history. I love hearing Grace’s voice and her expressions and the details as only she can express them. So much fun seeing photos of the past and learning more about Jugger’s family too. This piece is so special and I think you are all to be commended for capturing this for all of us to see, enjoy and save.
Vera Nana's memories are so beautiful! She has such joy in her voice. I loved it but would love to hear more. It's so important to get this all down and so incredibly cool to have a better idea of where we all come from.
Anna I want to offer my deep appreciation for Audivi's work with Herb. I think of it often, and it, in turn, brings me to think of Herb and Liz at those times. There is so much there that gestures towards my own growing up. I have clear memories of Hutchinson Court, of the pigeon coop atop the next garage, of grandpa Mitch walking me to a pet store and hobby store. I remember Izzy and Rose – the Marpets – who were there also, through my early adolescence, and who spoke only Yiddish.
Richard We recently captured the memories for some residents in our community and then played them at a 'Getting to Know You" activity. It was a big success. The residents really enjoyed learning about each other and were all smiles. We will certainly be doing it again.
Abbi, Life Enrichment Director, Bridges by EPOCH at WestfordWhy save memories with Audivi?
To save a loved one's voice forever
Don’t underestimate the value of being able to listen to a loved one’s voice, again and again – forever! Research shows that when we hear the voice of someone we love, the physiological effect is similar to what we’d experience if we actually touched or hugged them. With an Audivi memory bank, children can hear their parent’s voice forever; or parents can hear their children’s voice every day.
To preserve a trip down memory lane
Research shows that reminiscing about life has many beneficial outcomes: improving cognitive functioning, lowering rates of depressions & increasing a person’s sense of pride & accomplishment. An Audivi memory bank offers this therapeutic trip down memory lane and a permanent place to revisit & re-experience the beneficial emotions of reminiscing day after day.
To build resilience in your kids & grandkids
Kids and grandkids will benefit from a family’s Audivi memory bank. Researchers have found that children who know more about their families are more resilient and better able to moderate the effects of stress in their own lives. Let Audivi offer a permanent window into the ups and downs of your family’s trajectory.
To create a 'meaningful' legacy
What is your legacy? Society has cultivated many resources & professionals to help individuals develop & transfer their financial legacy but, is that the most important part of a legacy? In one survey, 74% of respondents said that the most important thing to pass on to the next generation was “Values and life lessons”. Audivi can help with this by capturing your family’s words of wisdom, family stories & life lessons and keeping it accessible for generations to come.
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Create a memory bank
The process is simple. Record a memory. Find an image. Audivi does the rest!
Record a memory
Audio record a memory with your smartphone audio app, a voice recorder, FaceTime, or Zoom. Each memory should be no more than 3 minutes long. Up to 5 memories can be captured in a single recording.
Audivi memory banks are primarily voice-based in recognition of the transportative power of voice. In other words, when we hear someone’s voice, we are transported right back to them and that time. Audivi memory banks are intended not only to preserve the memories but to provide an immersive listening experience that makes the memories come alive.
No, as long as you have captured the memory in less than 3 minutes, we will take it from there. Audivi cleans up the recordings to delete repetition, delays, ‘ums’ and unrelated sidebars.
Select an image
Find an image related to the memory, the person, the place or the general time period. It does not need to be a perfect match nor the best photo. If no photos are available, Audivi can supply a stock photo to match the general storyline.
Each audio story is accompanied by a single image. The image is not intended to illustrate the memory but rather is used to engage our eyes while our imagination is transported back in time by the voice.
No. Each memory can only be paired with a single image. Audivi is creating audio-based memory banks, not photos albums.
Audivi makes it come alive
Audivi edits the audio recordings into short, clean vignettes and combines them with the photos into an on-line personalized memory bank. Memory banks can be easily accessed by anyone at anytime – password protected or not.
Memories are a valuable resource that are being lost all the time. By creating an easy-to-use and easy-to access platform, Audivi hopes to help all of us continue to connect with the past: our memories and those of our family, friends and loved ones.
Our pricing
Families pay an initial fee for establishing a memory bank but pay a reduced fee to add memories over time.
Create a memory bank
Capture a conversation in just 15 minutes $ 50
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- Pricing is based on a 15-minute conversation that covers 5 questions.
On-going banking
Add to an existing memory bank $ 40
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- Pricing is based on a 15-minute conversation that covers 5 questions.
Our story
There were 3 things that inspired me to create Audivi (Latin, for “I heard”).
- First of all, my mother has loads of great stories from across her lifetime. We hear many of them again and again – and can cite some of them verbatim – but I know that won’t always be the case. As her memory fades, so will the stories. I worry that someday they will be gone – for her and for us.
- In addition, I saw my wedding video and was struck by my father’s voice. I realized it was the only place that we had a recording of him speaking. Even though we could hardly see him in the film, it didn’t matter. Hearing his voice transported me back to him.
- Finally, I wondered how best to take care of my mother’s memorabilia: a letter from her father when she was young, a 1947 ticket for passage to Europe, old portraits of her great-great grandparents, and so much more. These items, tucked away in my mother’s desk drawer, are likely to be lost over time and are certainly under-appreciated even now.
These would have been the sole drivers for the business until something unexpected happened: I played the memory profile for my mother (who has short-term memory loss) and, much to my surprise, experiencing the memories gave her great joy. It connected her to her past & to herself, and enabled her to revisit and re-experience her favorite memories again and again. Legacy preservation may be considered a luxury item in today’s society, but memory preservation should be standard of care for individuals losing their memory. Audivi is striving to make this a reality.
Please join Audivi in capturing the memories, photos, & voice of your loved ones. For them. For you. For their caregivers. For the future. The memories are too valuable to lose!
Kristin Nelson, MA, CDP
CEO and Founder
Start saving memories now.
Congratulations on taking the first step towards saving your family’s memories!
Email info@audivi.world to receive information on capturing and saving your family’s memories.