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Microphone Tests

Hear your mic, check its level and noise, and measure sound with a decibel meter, spectrum analyzer and pitch detector.

Microphone tests

Sound measurement

Testing a microphone

The mic test shows your speaking level on an analog meter, records a few seconds for playback and tells you in plain words whether your mic is too quiet, clipping or picking up a noisy room. To find out how good the recording actually sounds, the mic quality test scores noise, headroom and tone from a short read sentence.

Calls and chat apps have their own settings, so there are dedicated checks too: the discord mic test shows where Discord's input sensitivity would cut your voice, and the zoom mic test and teams mic test cover those apps.

Measuring sound

Your microphone also works as a measuring tool. The decibel meter reads sound level with A and C weighting and a classroom traffic light mode, the spectrum analyzer shows which frequencies are present, and the pitch detector names the note you sing or play.

Mic not picked up?

If nothing moves on the meter, the microphone not working guide covers permissions, privacy settings, drivers and headset jacks on Windows, Mac and phones.