How to test your microphone
Select Start microphone test and allow access in your browser prompt. Speak from the distance you expect to use. If the meter moves, the browser is receiving a signal. Record a short sample and play it back. Listening can reveal hiss, echo or quiet speech that a meter alone cannot diagnose.
Choose a different input if the browser lists more than one microphone. Device names and selection depend on browser support and permission. Changing the device starts a new capture session.
If the microphone does not work
- Allow microphone access for this site in the browser address bar or settings if you denied it.
- Check that the microphone is connected and chosen in your system input settings.
- Close another app if it is keeping the microphone busy, then try again.
- Open the page over HTTPS. Browsers generally block microphone access on insecure pages.
A moving meter does not guarantee a good long recording. Make a real rehearsal in the app and room you intend to use, then listen with headphones. This tool does not measure dB SPL or diagnose physical hardware faults.
Privacy and the sample
The microphone test itself sends no audio to Spirelight or any other server. A sample exists temporarily in your browser memory. This page releases the sample and removes its playback link when you stop, change device or leave the page. Your browser controls when it clears memory. Uploading a separate recording for transcription later is a separate choice.