Vocal Range Test

Sing into your microphone to find your vocal range: your lowest and highest clear notes as note names, and the keys that put a song inside your range. Nothing is recorded.

  1. Press Start and allow the microphone.
  2. Sing "ah" and slide down to the lowest note that still sounds clear. Hold it for a moment.
  3. Then slide up to the highest note you can sing without straining, and hold it.

Warm up first and sing at a normal volume. The sound is analysed on your device; nothing is recorded or sent.

How to take the vocal range test

  1. Warm up. Hum or sing a few easy scales first. A cold voice gives a smaller range.
  2. Start and allow the microphone. Your browser asks for permission. The sound is only analysed on your device.
  3. Sing your lowest note. Sing "ah" and slide down slowly. The tool names the note you sing and keeps the lowest one you hold for half a second.
  4. Sing your highest note. Slide up to the highest note you can sing without straining, and hold it.
  5. Fit a song. Your range appears on a keyboard. Enter a song's lowest and highest notes and its key to see which keys fit your voice.

Worked example

Your range is G2 to E4. A song in G major has a melody from B2 up to F4. Its highest note is 1 semitone above your highest note, so the song has to come down at least 1; its lowest note can come down 4 semitones before it leaves your range. So any move from 1 to 4 semitones down works (F♯ major, F major, E major, E♭ major). The smallest move is the best start: F♯ major.

Tips for an accurate result

Use a quiet room

Background music or talking can confuse the note detection. Sing close to the microphone at a normal volume.

Hold each note

A note counts once you hold it steadily for about half a second, so quick slides and wobbles are ignored. If a step picks a wrong note, press "Redo this step".

Comfortable beats extreme

For choosing keys, the notes you can sing well matter more than the notes you can just reach. Keep a semitone or two of room at the top for a whole song.

Then change the key

Once you know how far to move a song, use the chord transposer for chord sheets, or the MP3 transposer for a backing track. The guide to finding the best key for your voice explains the method step by step.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find my vocal range?

Warm up, then sing "ah" and slide slowly down to the lowest note that still sounds clear, and hold it; then slide up to the highest note you can sing without straining. This test listens through your microphone and names both notes. You can also find them on a piano: the lowest and highest keys you can match comfortably.

Is my voice recorded?

No. The sound from the microphone is analysed in your browser a few times a second to find the note, and then thrown away. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere. The microphone is used only while the test is running, after you press Start.

What do the note names like G2 and E4 mean?

The letter is the note and the number is the octave. C4 is middle C on a piano; each octave starts on C, so B3 is just below middle C and D4 just above it. One semitone is the next key on a piano, white or black.

What is my voice type?

Range alone does not decide your voice type (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and so on). Where your voice is most comfortable and how it sounds matter more, so this test gives your range in notes and does not label your voice. A singing teacher can tell you your voice type.

Should I use my comfortable notes or the extreme ones?

Comfortable ones. A song you sing from start to finish should not sit on the very edge of your range. Hold each note only where it still sounds clear and steady; a squeak or a growl you can just reach does not count.

Why is my range different from yesterday?

Your voice changes with warming up, tiredness and the time of day. Take the test after warming up, and use the notes you can reach on an ordinary day.

How do I use my range to choose a key?

Find the lowest and highest notes of the song's melody and enter them below your result with the song's key: the calculator shows how many semitones to move the song and which keys fit. Then move the chords with the chord transposer, or the recording itself with the MP3 transposer.

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