How to use the vocal range test
- Find a quiet spot and press Start. Your browser asks to use the microphone once. Bud only listens while the test is running.
- Hold your lowest comfortable note. Hum it. If it turns to breath or a growl, come back up a little.
- Hold your highest comfortable note. Go up on "ooo" and stop before your throat tightens.
- See your notes. They appear on a keyboard, with singers whose songs sit nearby. Tap a key to hear it.
Why it asks for comfortable notes
Your full range includes notes you can reach once, on a good day. Songs don’t work that way. A song spends most of its time in one part of your voice, so the notes you can return to easily matter far more than the extremes. Singers call that part of the voice the tessitura.
That’s also why this test doesn’t call you a soprano or a baritone. A label won’t tell you whether you can sing a song. Your notes will, and any song can be moved to meet them.
What to do with your result
- Move a song to fit. The song key finder uses your notes to work out how far to move it.
- Pick a song that fits. Easy songs to sing are sorted by how far the melody travels.
- Test it again another day. Time of day, a cold and warming up can all change the result. For more ways to check, read how to find your vocal range.
Know your notes? Now use them.
Bring a song you love, and Bud puts it in your key and teaches it line by line.
Questions
How do I find my vocal range?
Hold the lowest note you can sing comfortably, then the highest. The test listens to each one and shows both on a keyboard. It takes about a minute and needs only a microphone.
What is a good vocal range?
There isn’t a good or bad one. Many well-known songs span little more than an octave, so a modest range can sing plenty of music once a song is in the right key.
Will this tell me my voice type?
No, on purpose. It shows your comfortable notes instead. Voice types depend on more than range, such as tone and where your voice changes, and a label won’t help you choose a song.
Why did my result change?
Your comfortable notes move a little with the time of day, how warmed up you are and how you feel. Low notes often come more easily in the morning, and high notes often after warming up.
Is my voice recorded?
No. The microphone feeds a pitch detector inside your browser tab. Nothing is recorded or uploaded. Your two notes are kept only in this browser, so the song key finder can use them.
Last reviewed November 2026.