Singing

Vocal Range Finder

Discover your range in a couple of minutes. Sing low and high into your microphone, or match notes by ear, and see which voice type your range fits best.

Option 1: Sing into your microphone

Press Start, then slide down to your lowest comfortable note and up to your highest. Hold each note for a moment.

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Option 2: Pick notes by ear

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-Lowest note
-Highest note
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Your range vs typical voice types

Shaded bars are typical choral ranges; the orange outline is your range.

Microphone audio is analyzed live in your browser and never recorded or uploaded.

Why find your vocal range

Choose songs that fit

Pick songs and keys that sit in your comfortable range instead of straining.

Know your voice type

See whether your range is closest to bass, baritone, tenor, alto, mezzo or soprano.

Track your progress

Test again after a few weeks of practice and watch your range grow.

How to test your vocal range

  1. Warm up firstHum and do a few gentle sirens so your voice is ready.
  2. Sing low, then highStart listening and sing down to your lowest comfortable note, then up to your highest.
  3. Read your resultSee your notes on the piano, your range in octaves and your closest voice type.

How voice types are matched

Your range is compared with the typical ranges used in choirs: bass about E2 to E4, baritone A2 to A4, tenor C3 to C5, countertenor E3 to E5, alto F3 to F5, mezzo-soprano A3 to A5 and soprano C4 to C6. The tool measures how much your range overlaps each one and picks the closest.

Range is only part of voice type. Teachers also listen for tone color, where your voice feels most comfortable and where it changes register. Use the result as a starting point, and record only notes you can sing without strain.

Pitch detection

Your microphone signal is analyzed with autocorrelation to find the note you are singing.

Stable notes only

A note must be held for a third of a second before it counts as an extreme.

Middle C is C4

Note names use scientific pitch notation, with A4 at 440 Hz.

Vocal range finder FAQ

What is a good vocal range?

Most untrained adults can sing about an octave and a half. Two octaves is common with practice, and trained singers often reach three or more.

Why did it detect a strange note?

Background noise, a breathy sound or a very quiet voice can confuse detection. Sing clearly, close to the microphone, and use the manual pickers to correct any note.

Should I count falsetto notes?

For choosing songs, count only notes you can sing comfortably in your normal voice. Falsetto can extend the top, but it is usually listed separately.

Is my voice recorded?

No. Audio is analyzed live in your browser and is never stored or uploaded.

Can my voice type change?

Range often grows with training, and voices change with age, but your basic voice type usually stays similar.

Try other music tools

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TUNEInstrument TunerTune with your microphone. INTInterval Ear TrainerIdentify intervals by ear. HZSound Frequency Hearing TestTest your hearing range. DEGScale Degree Ear TrainerHear notes in a key.