This section explains how to use The Vocal Range Finder: To find your comfortable range, play each note from the piano on concert pitch and place a marker where you feel comfortabley. If you prefer, use the keyboard of your computer instead which offers a smoother experience.
It will keep track of the lowest note and highest note that you are able to hold comfortable and then display your range. On the piano interface, simply click on any key, or use the mapped keys on your keyboard. The keys is labelled starting with the letter keys at the bottom (A to J) that correspond to the white keys (C to B). The top set of keys correspond to the black note keys in between these. Pressing X increase the octave and Z decreases it, allowing you to play around with notes ranging from C2 to B5 without having to scroll. If desired, there is an octave selector for the keyboard which allows you to skip directly to any particular range. Available are octaves from C2 up to C5 in the dropdown menu. If you have an idea of what octave your voice falls more closely then this will help you focus on that section. For reference, it also displays the note’s name and its frequency in Hertz at all times.
How to Find Your Vocal Range
When you play a note, there is three modes that determine the widget’s response. Sound will only play the pitch; it doesn’t save anything. Claim as floor marks the current note as your lowest comfortable pitch. Claim as ceiling marks the current note as your highest comfortable pitch. Once you’ve marked a boundary, the widget switch back into Sound only mode automatically. Keyboard shortcuts sets these modes too: H sets ceiling marking, L sets floor marking.
If you’d rather not select notes yourself, there are some guide buttons to help you reach your edges in safety. Click Guide a gentle descent to step down one semitone at a time until you reach the note below the one you are playing. Click Guide a gentle ascent to step up one semitone at a time. Keeping the last comfortable note will save the last pitch you played as your floor or ceiling, depending on whether you chose a gentle ascent or descent. Compare marked edges will play your floor then your ceiling allowing you to hear the span you’ve chosen. When it gets quiet, the guide will stop any ongoing sequence immediately.
Set the listening volume on the master level slider to where you like it. More clear? Turn it up. Too loud for sharing space with other people? Turn it down. Look at the bottom for the status line that tells you the state of the widget’s activities. It lets you know when a note is sounded. It also lets you know when a boundary has been marked. If you haven’t set both ends yet and try to compare, it’ll let you know about that too. To return to a previous attempt, hit the erase button which will clear your range markings but retain your present pitch setting. The help button opens up a panel that includes a full walkthrough of all the shortcuts and controls. Fullscreen mode give you more space on your screen to click around the keyboard easier.
Experiment gently by trying to extend your range into an open vowel sound or maybe a gentle trill of the lips. Stop before you experience any discomfort or hear yourself sounding different. You may discover that you overlap some of the voice categories if you have a generous range. That’s not a problem: these are broad ranges, so they aren’t defined only by their endpoints; it’s more about timbre and tessitura. Let the device show you where you physically sits, not force you into a box.
First locate a mid-range pitch that holds comfortable and easily. Label this your “floor” next. Then, explore upwards to reach your “ceiling”. Refine those edges as often as necessary until you have a clear read on your range. Be patient and consistently let it reflect what is possible for you. This is an interactive tool so enjoy exploring the corners of your voice!