Test your microphone and hear how you sound
See your mic's level move as you speak, check it isn't too quiet or clipping, and record five seconds to play back. Switch between microphones and compare.
Speak at your normal distance. Peaks between about -20 and -6 dB are a healthy level; 0 dB means the sound is clipping.
To test your microphone, press Test my microphone, allow access and speak. If the meter moves, the mic works. Peaks between about -20 and -6 dB are a healthy level; if the meter stays near the bottom, move closer or turn the input up, and if it hits 0 dB the sound is clipping. Record 5 seconds and play it back to hear echo, noise or muffled sound. Nothing is uploaded.
3 steps, a few seconds
Start the test
Press Test my microphone and allow access when your browser asks.
Speak and watch the meter
Talk at your normal distance and check the level and loudest peak.
Record and listen
Record 5 seconds and play it back to hear how you sound.
What the Mic Test does
Live level meter
Level in dB with a peak hold, plus a live waveform.
Clipping warning
Tells you when the sound hits 0 dB and distorts, or is too quiet.
5-second playback
Record a short clip and hear yourself as others will.
Every microphone
Switch between built-in, USB and headset mics.
Processing on or off
Compare with echo cancellation and noise suppression on or off.
Private
Sound stays in your browser. The test clip is never uploaded.
- Meter
- Peak level in dBFS from -60 to 0 dB, with peak hold and loudest peak
- Shows
- Sample rate, channels and device name
- Playback
- A 5-second recording kept only on this page
- Works with
- Built-in, USB and headset microphones in recent Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari
- Cost and privacy
- Free, no sign-up; runs in your browser
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