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Human experience guides everything we create, from the audio technology we build to the culture that drives our team. Discover the people, breakthroughs, and ideas behind AiFi and how we are redefining what shared sound can be.
Inside Distributed Audio Processing for Social Listening Apps
Turn Every Phone Into a Shared Summer Soundstage Shared listening is no longer about one person and one speaker. People want to watch, listen, and react together, in the same place, with sound that feels big and connected. The trick is doing that with the devices everyone already has in their pockets. That is where distributed audio processing for smartphones comes...
Streaming Platform Retention Strategies Powered by Social Audio
Turn Passive Streaming Into Social Experiences Streaming platforms work hard to grow fast in the winter, then watch new users fade away once promos end. After gift cards are spent and free trials expire, people cancel, bounce between apps, or just stop watching as much. Spring becomes a real test for streaming platform retention strategies, and simple discounts...
Next-Gen Ad Inventory for Streaming Platforms
Next-Gen Ad Inventory for Streaming Platforms Streaming revenue is running into a wall. Ad-supported tiers keep growing, content costs keep rising, and yet there is only so much you can cram into an ad pod before viewers give up and churn. Adding more 30-second spots is not a growth strategy; it is a tax on the experience that eventually backfires on everyone...
Why Streaming Platforms Are Moving to Shoppable Audio
Why Streaming Is Becoming a New Shopping Channel Streaming is quietly turning into one of the most powerful new shopping channels, especially inside audio experiences. What started as passive listening is evolving into interactive, shoppable moments that live inside music, podcasts, and live audio, giving listeners a chance to discover and buy without breaking the...
Inclusive Sound Design That Lets Every Viewer Hear Clearly
Why Inclusive Sound Is the New Streaming Standard Clear audio is not a luxury feature; it is the core of how stories, conversations, and live moments reach people. When viewers cannot hear dialogue clearly, they miss plot points, emotional subtleties, and even basic information, no matter how beautiful the visuals are. For streaming, social, and commerce platforms,...
When the whole world becomes a speaker
When the whole world becomes a speaker Meet Helge Modén, the CTO behind AiFi surround sound technology and the vision to turn every device into surround sound In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, there’s a scene Helge Modén loves. A spaceship arrives at Earth. The alien onboard wants to address everyone at once, so it does something beautifully absurd: it...
Launch Benchmarks for New Streaming Services in 2026
Streaming service launch benchmarks 2026 In 2025, streaming crossed a line it had been racing toward for more than a decade. For the first time, streaming usage surpassed the combined total of cable and broadcast TV. Not by a little, but decisively. Streaming became the default way people consume video. That milestone marked the end of one era and the...
How to Increase Free-to-Paid Conversion Rate
How to Increase Trial-to-Paid Conversion Rate (for Streaming Platforms) Strategies to drive engagement, retention, and revenue , powered by AiFi. To increase your trial-to-paid conversion rate, focus on full-value exposure, engagement, and emotional connection. Streaming platforms that let users experience complete features, drive social interaction, and enhance...
Guaranteed App Growth, or We Work for Free
At Sound Dimension, we believe in performance, not promises.That’s why we’ve created a new way to grow, one that’s bold, transparent, and completely risk-free. With AiFi, your users don’t just listen, they share sound together. And when experiences become social, your user acquisition, engagement, and retention grow naturally. Now, we’re putting our confidence where...
The Social Sound Revolution: Turning Listeners Into Promoters
The Social Sound Revolution: Turning Listeners Into Promoters Music and video used to be personal. Then they became algorithmic. Now, they’re becoming social again, and it’s changing everything about how audiences engage with streaming platforms. People do not just want to consume content anymore; they want to share moments. From Spotify Wrapped to Netflix watch...
AiFi in Action
At Sound Dimension, we believe sound should be shared, social, and seamless, no matter what devices you use. Our AiFi technology connects phones, speakers, and screens into one unified sound experience, synchronizing playback across brands and networks through Bluetooth, WiFi, and mobile data. Below, you’ll find a series of short demos showcasing AiFi in real-world...
How a Music Streaming Platform Boosted Retention by 146%
Case Study: How a Leading Music Streaming Platform Boosted Retention by 146% Using AiFi's Social Audio Technology The challenge: Increasing Engagement and Retention How a Music Streaming Platform Boosted Retention by 146%: Despite its innovative platform, Melodies identified a key challenge shared across the streaming industry: while users were signing up, many were...
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