Practice Lines to Read
Each line takes about eight seconds at a natural pace. Pick one, decide who is speaking and to whom, then press record. Read the same line two or three times before you trust the number.
What the Score Tells a Voice Actor
The test uses the same seven measurements as the speaking voice test, with the same weights. Four of them map directly onto what a casting listener reacts to in the first few seconds of an audition.
Clarity: 32%
How clean your tone is, measured as smoothed cepstral peak prominence (CPPS). It carries the most weight, and it is also the first filter in real casting: a noisy or muffled read rarely gets a second listen. A low clarity mark is usually the room or the microphone distance, not your voice, which makes it the cheapest point to win back.
Expressiveness: 14%
How far your pitch moves around its own median, in semitones. Around three semitones reads as natural speech and near zero reads as flat. This is the number that shows whether a character choice actually reached your voice or stayed in your head. The scale is built for speech, so it eases off for very large swings: a wild cartoon read can lose a little here, and that is expected.
Volume control: 12%
Shimmer, the cycle-to-cycle wobble in loudness. A high reading sounds like a voice running out of breath support, which shows up quickly in long narration lines and whispered reads.
Delivery flow: 8%
The share of the take that carried full voice. Breathy, whispered or silent stretches do not count. Dramatic pauses lower it, so do not chase this one on a line that needs silence.
The other three, pitch stability (16%), tone brightness (12%) and range used (6%), are covered on the rate my voice page. Alongside the total you also get a playful voice persona, such as The Velvet Narrator or Late Night DJ, built from your pitch, brightness and steadiness. Treat it as a hint about the roles your natural voice suggests.
The Two-Take Method: Neutral, Then in Character
One score on its own tells you little. The useful test is a comparison you run yourself:
- Read the line flat, in your everyday voice, and note the expressiveness and clarity marks.
- Read the same line in character, at the same distance from the microphone.
- Compare. Expressiveness should rise clearly. Clarity should stay roughly where it was.
If expressiveness barely moves, the character is mostly in your intention and not yet in your voice: push the pitch shape harder than feels natural. If clarity drops sharply on the character take, you are probably squeezing or pressing the voice to get the effect, which also tires it quickly over a long session.
What This Test Cannot Judge
It measures sound, not performance. It cannot tell whether your timing lands, whether you read the scene correctly, whether an accent is convincing or whether you can hold a character across a long script. Those still need a coach, a class or real auditions. It also cannot remove differences between microphones, so compare your own takes on the same setup instead of comparing your number with someone else's.
Frequently Asked Questions
Last reviewed: 20 October 2026
Is this voice acting test free?
Yes. There is no account, no email and no limit on retakes. The recording is analysed inside your browser tab and is never uploaded.
Can a voice acting test tell me if I could be a voice actor?
No test can. This one measures the acoustic side of a read: how clean your tone is, how much your pitch moves, how even your volume is and how much of the take carries full voice. Acting choices, timing, script reading and range of characters still need a coach, a class or real auditions.
Which score matters most for voice acting?
Clarity carries the most weight at 32%, and it is also what a casting listener notices first, because a noisy or muffled audition rarely gets a second listen. After that, expressiveness at 14% shows whether the character is actually reaching your voice.
Why did my cartoon voice score lower than my normal voice?
The scoring is set for speech, so expressiveness peaks around natural conversational movement and eases off for very large pitch swings, and strained or pressed character voices lose clarity. A lower total on an extreme character read is expected. Compare takes of the same line, not the total against your normal voice.
Do I need a professional microphone?
No. A built-in laptop microphone or a wired headset works, and a quiet room matters more than the mic. Bluetooth headsets often apply noise suppression that the browser cannot switch off, which can distort the clarity and stability readings.
Is my recording uploaded?
No. Nothing leaves your browser tab. The audio is analysed locally and discarded when you close or reload the page.