Three steps, about two minutes
Set the room
Use the room and kit you would really record in. Close the door, switch off fans and phones, and sit as you normally would.
Read, then stay quiet
Read the lines below at your normal volume, then say nothing for ten seconds. The silence tells us more about the room than the talking does.
Listen back and send
Play it back to check you’re happy, add a few words about your setup, and send it. We’ll reply by email.
Big blue buses park by the pier at ten past six. Sixty sleepy sailors sip hot tea, then talk about the weather, the tide and the price of fish. Now stay silent for ten seconds.