Uttar Pradesh · studio network
Speech Data Collection in Lucknow
Lucknow is one of the recording sites in our nationwide network. Lucknawi Urdu and Awadhi-influenced Hindi; the reference point for formal Urdu register.
- State
- Uttar Pradesh
- Languages
- 3
- Setup
- Booth with field extension into surrounding Awadh districts.
Why we record in Lucknow
Awadhi-influenced Hindi and the Urdu-Hindi continuum recorded where it actually lives, rather than approximated from Delhi.
Lucknowi Hindi and Urdu sit on a genuine continuum here rather than as separate languages, which is exactly the case that breaks models trained on clean separations.
Languages recorded here
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Hinglish
Dialect profile
Lucknawi Urdu and Awadhi-influenced Hindi; the reference point for formal Urdu register.
Recruitment pool
Best pool for Urdu in Devanagari-Nastaliq dual-script projects.
Strong for Awadhi-influenced forms, weaker for the Western Hindi varieties that dominate Delhi and Haryana.
City choice is a data-quality decision, not a logistics decision. It determines which dialects end up in your corpus.
Studio setup
Booth with field extension into surrounding Awadh districts.
Running sessions in Lucknow
Smaller studio base than the metros, so capacity has to be booked further ahead. Recruitment is fast once started because the participant pool is less saturated by research work.
Field recording conditions here
Older market quarters, courtyard interiors and quieter streets than the metros.
The numbers we hold ourselves to
- 100% of delivered files pass automated technical QA for SNR, clipping, duration and silence
- 5-25% of files pass a second native-speaker content review, stratified by city, dialect and transcriber, and escalating to 100% on any batch that fails the agreed threshold
- Accepted yield runs 85-90% for scripted speech, 60-70% for spontaneous, 55-65% for conversational and 50-60% for telephony
- Default cohort quotas: 50/50 gender, with age bands at 30% (18-25), 40% (26-40) and 30% (41-60)
- 48 kHz / 24-bit capture, delivered as 16-bit PCM WAV, with studio sessions held below a -50 dBFS noise floor
- First response within one working day; a scoped, fixed quote within two to three
These are the figures a delivery is measured against, not aspirations. A batch that misses them is re-recorded at our cost rather than repaired.
What every session includes
- Local coordinators recruit and screen against your quota matrix
- Participants are briefed and consented on site
- Sessions run to the same template as every other city in the network
- Technical QA runs on upload, so defects are caught while the speaker can still be recalled
Frequently asked
Can you record in Lucknow only?
You can, but be clear about what that buys you. Strong for Awadhi-influenced forms, weaker for the Western Hindi varieties that dominate Delhi and Haryana. For most languages we recommend spreading the cohort across at least three cities.
How fast can sessions start in Lucknow?
Recruitment typically takes one to two weeks depending on how narrow your quotas are. Smaller studio base than the metros, so capacity has to be booked further ahead. Recruitment is fast once started because the participant pool is less saturated by research work.
What does field recording in Lucknow sound like?
Older market quarters, courtyard interiors and quieter streets than the metros. Every session's noise profile is documented so you can match it against your deployment environment.
Which languages are strongest in Lucknow?
Hindi, Urdu, Hinglish. Best pool for Urdu in Devanagari-Nastaliq dual-script projects.
Record in Lucknow
Send the language, speaker count and conditions you need.