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Vocal Warmup Frequency Guide

Warm up with guided scales, arpeggios, a sustained vowel, and a siren glide. Pick your starting note and tempo, sing along to the reference tone, and turn on mic feedback to see if you’re in tune, sharp, or flat.

This tool plays sound — a reference tone through your speakers. For accurate pitch feedback, use headphones so the tone isn’t picked up by your microphone. Start gently in a comfortable part of your range and stop if anything hurts — this is a practice aid, not medical or vocal-coaching advice. The microphone is analyzed live and never recorded or uploaded; only the reference tone is produced.

Pick an exercise and starting note, then press “Play warmup”. Enable mic feedback to see your pitch.
Target
Your note

The marker shows how far your pitch is from the target (centre = in tune). Best with headphones so the reference tone doesn’t leak into the mic.

How It Works

Choose a warmup and a comfortable starting note, and the tool steps through the exercise at your chosen tempo, playing each target pitch on a soft triangle-wave reference tone (an oscillator routed to your speakers). The scale and arpeggio walk up and back down; the sustained-vowel exercise holds one note; the siren glides smoothly up an octave and back. Turn on mic feedback and a YIN pitch detector listens to your voice, names the note you’re singing, and shows how many cents you are above or below the target — with an in tune / sharp / flat indicator and a moving marker.

Because the tool produces sound, headphones make the feedback far more reliable: without them, your microphone can hear the reference tone and report its pitch instead of yours. The microphone signal is analysed entirely in your browser and is never recorded or uploaded — only the reference tone is generated. Warm up gradually from the middle of your range outward, keep it light, and stop at any sign of strain. This is a practice aid, not a substitute for a voice teacher or a clinician.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I use headphones?
The tool plays a reference tone through your speakers. Without headphones your mic can pick that tone up and show its pitch instead of yours. Headphones keep the feedback about your voice.
Is my microphone recorded or uploaded?
No. The mic is analyzed live in your browser and never leaves your device. Only the reference tone is produced as sound. Disabling feedback releases the mic immediately.
What do the cents and the marker mean?
Cents measure how far your pitch is from the target (100 cents = one semitone). The marker sits centre when you’re in tune, drifts right when sharp and left when flat; within ±15 cents it reads “in tune.”
How do I pick a good starting note?
Start in the middle of your comfortable range and move outward over several repetitions. Lower voices might begin around A2–C3, higher voices around A3–C4. Never push into strain.
Can I warm up without the reference tone?
Yes — untick “Play reference tone” and the exercise still advances through the targets silently, with mic feedback showing how close you are. Useful for testing your pitch memory.