1. Why is Insight Timer focusing on 8+ hour sleep tracks?
Over 45% of Insight Timer members use the app primarily for sleep, and we’re seeing strong, consistent demand for all-night tracks that help people fall asleep and stay asleep without interruptions.
Many members are actively searching for 6 –10+ hour tracks and struggle to find them. By expanding this library, we’re better serving our sleep community and making Insight Timer a stronger destination for sleep.
2. Is this mandatory? Do I have to participate?
Not at all. This is a voluntary opportunity, not a requirement.
We’re sharing this initiative because many teachers have told us they want to contribute to sleep content but aren’t always sure what members are looking for. This is us sharing those demand signals with you.
3. What’s in it for teachers?
This initiative is designed to support teacher discovery and growth.
We anticipate long-duration sleep tracks will become some of the most discovered, saved, and replayed content on the platform. We will be actively:
- Featuring long-form sleep content in sleep discovery
- Highlighting these tracks across the app
- Prioritizing them as part of our broader sleep experience
This means increased visibility for teachers creating content in these formats.
4. Which categories are you prioritizing?
We’re currently prioritizing FREE 8+ hour tracks in the following categories:
- Brown Noise
- White Noise
- Pink Noise
- Nature Sounds
- Sleep Music
- ASMR
- Sleep Stories
- Guided Sleep Meditations
- Yoga Nidra
These are the formats members are most actively searching for.
5. Do tracks need to be exactly 8 hours?
They don’t need to be exactly 8 hours. You’re also welcome to publish 10-hour, 12-hour (or longer) tracks, as long as they support uninterrupted overnight listening.
6. Do I need to record something entirely new?
No. Many teachers are:
- Creating seamless long-form versions of existing tracks
- Looping or extending soundscapes with smooth playback
- Combining a short, gentle guided introduction with a long overnight soundscape.
What matters most is quality, a seamless experience, consistency, and overnight suitability.
Please ensure your track offers seamless looping or continuous playback, with no audible breaks, ads, abrupt volume changes, or jarring transitions.
7. Should we upload them as free or premium tracks?
For this initiative, we are prioritizing free tracks.
That said, you are also welcome to upload premium long-duration sleep tracks if you choose. Both free and premium tracks can be published, but free tracks will be prioritized for featuring and promotion as part of this initiative.
8. Do I need to upload a snippet?
Yes. For long-duration tracks, you’ll need to upload a separate ~30-second snippet, as snippets can’t be trimmed automatically from very large files.
Please make sure the snippet does not begin with silence, so listeners hear sound immediately in the preview.
9. Is there a file size limit?
Yes, tracks must be under 1.5 GB to upload successfully.
10. How many tracks can I submit?
There’s no limit.
If you’d like to publish multiple tracks across different categories or durations, that’s very welcome.
11. Will these tracks be featured?
We can’t guarantee individual placement, but long-form sleep content is being actively featured and promoted as part of this initiative and our broader sleep strategy.
12. What’s the timeline?
You can upload whenever you’re ready.
Submissions before mid-February are especially welcome.
13. Where can I upload it?
You can upload it by following the usual process, just as you would when uploading a free track.
14. Who should I contact if I have technical or publishing issues?
Please contact publishers@insighttimer.com, and the team will support you or escalate as needed.
15. How will I be paid for these tracks?
These tracks are paid in the same way as any other free track on Insight Timer, through our standard revenue model.
Because long-duration sleep tracks are in high demand and will be featured as part of our sleep experience, we expect they will receive strong listener engagement over time, which may translate into more plays and earnings for participating teachers.