Microphone Test

Inspect input level waveform and spectrum.

Microphone Test toolLocal to this browser

Enable microphone to see real local samples. Nothing is sent to a server. There is no live speaker monitoring. Start recording separately to make a local playback clip. Stop, hide or leave this page to release capture.

Ready when you are

No audio samples yet

For a rough digital noise-floor observation, stay quiet at the same input gain before stopping. The latest dBFS reading can include room sound and browser noise suppression; it is not calibrated acoustic noise.

Waveform · digital full-scale amplitude
Frequency spectrum · linear frequency bins from 0 to unavailable · relative digital magnitudes
Relative input levelNot measured
Sampled peakNot measured
Near full scaleNot measured

Microphone clips contain audio only. Use headphones for playback to avoid feedback. Recording stays in memory and is deleted when you leave or hide this page.

No recording saved

Relative levels/dBFS estimate only; noise suppression/AGC apply; channels report exposed stream not physical topology

How to use this test
  1. Enable capture and speak while inspecting the actual waveform, spectrum and relative level.
  2. Speak at a comfortable level. Observe the actual input activity.
  3. Stop capture before playback. Recording requires a separate explicit action and stays local.
Checks included in this tool
Microphone Recording Test

Record and replay a short local microphone sample. Playback lets you judge what was captured. Browser processing, room sound and the output device all affect what you hear.

  1. Enable the microphone, explicitly record a short clip, stop capture and listen locally.
  2. Speak at a comfortable level. Observe the actual input activity.
  3. Stop capture before playback. Recording requires a separate explicit action and stays local.

Playback depends on output and input paths; codec support gated; no objective microphone quality score

How it works & what results mean

How the test works

Inspect input level waveform and spectrum. It uses getUserMedia; Web Audio AnalyserNode; track settings. The workspace shows observations from this browser or asks for your own confirmation.

Understanding your result

Digital level in dBFS depends on gain and browser audio processing. It is not calibrated sound pressure or a microphone-quality grade. Relative levels/dBFS estimate only; noise suppression/AGC apply; channels report exposed stream not physical topology Missing data, blocked permission and an operation that could not run are shown separately. None establishes a hardware fault.

What you can inspect

Microphone Test

Relative levels/dBFS estimate only; noise suppression/AGC apply; channels report exposed stream not physical topology

Input Level Test

Relative levels/dBFS estimate only; noise suppression/AGC apply; channels report exposed stream not physical topology

Frequency Spectrum

Relative levels/dBFS estimate only; noise suppression/AGC apply; channels report exposed stream not physical topology

Noise Level Approximation

Relative levels/dBFS estimate only; noise suppression/AGC apply; channels report exposed stream not physical topology

Channel Information

Relative levels/dBFS estimate only; noise suppression/AGC apply; channels report exposed stream not physical topology

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About this test & common questions

how to test a microphone with playback online?

Start a microphone test to see received audio levels and try local recording playback. A mic test can help you check whether the browser receives your voice.

does a microphone test measure calibrated loudness?

The level meter is not a calibrated sound pressure meter; gain, processing and background noise affect the signal.