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Find your vocal range online in two short sirens
PitchCraft's vocal range test takes under a minute in your browser and needs no account. You slide down from a comfortable pitch like a siren, then up, and the app keeps the lowest and the highest note you held without pushing. The result is your comfortable range with note names, for example A2 to E4, and it is used to put exercises, warm-ups and chord progressions in your key.
How the test works
The test has two steps. First you start on a comfortable note and slide down as far as you can without forcing, holding the lowest note for a moment. Then you slide up the same way and hold the highest note. PitchCraft listens to the whole siren and records the lowest and highest pitch that you actually sustained; a note that only flickered past for a fraction of a second does not count.
At the end you see the bottom and the top of your range as note names on a piano keyboard. If a boundary feels wrong you can move it up or down by a semitone before saving.
Comfortable range, not a record
Range tests on the internet often reward the loudest squeak you can produce. PitchCraft asks for the opposite: sing softly, on an "oo" vowel, and stop where the voice starts to strain. A comfortable range is what you can use in a song and in daily practice, and it is the range the exercises should fit. Your full range, including the extremes, is usually a few semitones wider at each end.
What the measured range is used for
Once saved, the range follows you through the app:
- Exercises and Sing to chords progressions set their key inside your range.
- Warm-ups tell you when a pattern is about to leave it.
- The piano keys on the graph show your range as a green strip, so you see where a song sits for you.
- Separated songs can be transposed into your range by semitones; chord names follow.
A range from your recordings
PitchCraft also keeps track of the lowest and highest notes it has heard you sing in your takes. If you have been practising for a while, the range dialog offers that observed range with one tap, which is a useful second opinion on the siren test.
Tips for an honest measurement
Warm up for a couple of minutes first; a cold voice measures narrower. Use a quiet room or headphones so the microphone hears only you. Sing softly rather than loudly, and measure again after a few weeks of practice: the comfortable range tends to grow at both ends.
Frequently asked questions
What is a typical vocal range?
Most untrained adults sing comfortably over about one and a half to two octaves. Trained singers extend that, but what matters for practice is where the voice is easy, not how far it can be pushed.
Does the test tell me my voice type (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)?
It gives you notes, not a label. Voice type also depends on timbre and on where the voice sits most comfortably, which a range alone cannot decide. PitchCraft offers soprano, alto, tenor and bass presets as rough guides, and your measured range as the precise one.
Do I need to know note names?
No. The result is shown on a piano keyboard with the note names written out, such as A2 or E4. The number is the octave; middle C is C4.
Can I repeat the test?
Yes, as often as you like. Measure again after warming up, after a few weeks of practice, or whenever the exercises feel too high or too low.
Is my voice uploaded anywhere?
No. The range test runs entirely in your browser; only the resulting two notes are stored, on your device.