audio spectrogram

a scrolling picture of sound: time goes left to right, pitch bottom to top, and brightness shows loudness.

runs on your device · free · no sign-up

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frequently asked questions

how do i read a spectrogram?

low sounds sit at the bottom, high sounds at the top. bright lines are loud tones, and harmonics appear as stacked lines.

what frequency range is shown?

from 0 up to 12 khz, with the bottom stretched so bass and voice detail are easy to see.

is my audio uploaded?

no, it is analyzed locally with the web audio api.

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