Answering-machine voice: Carson

Answering-machine voice, lo-fi, homey, and analog

Prompt: This male voice of a vintage answering-machine greeting—slightly muffled and tape-warmed, carrying the soft hiss and low-fidelity boom of an old cassette recorder. The tone is casual and friendly, a touch awkward, recorded once in a living room years ago. There's a leave-a-message-after-the-beep nostalgia to it, homey and analog. It sounds like a voice preserved on a worn magnetic tape, cheerfully greeting callers from a machine on the kitchen counter.

Script: Hi, reached the Hendersons. We can't come to the phone right now, we're probably out or screening our calls... but if you leave your name and your number and a little message after the beep, we'll get right back to you... probably. Okay, thanks for calling, talk soon.