Recorder
Cut a take, listen back, keep the good ones. Everything stays on this device — nothing uploads.
Record practice takes and listen back. Takes stay on this device — they never leave your browser.
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Pick two takes with the A/B buttons in the list to line them up and switch between them while listening.
Your takes will show up here with playback, stars, and downloads. They stay on this device.
ProPro analyzes the pitch of every takeGo Pro
Why singers record themselves
You cannot hear your own voice accurately while producing it — bone conduction, and the fact that you are busy singing, both get in the way. Recording a take and listening back is the only reliable way to hear what an audience hears, and it is the fastest feedback loop available to a singer without a teacher.
The first playback is uncomfortable for nearly everyone, and the discomfort is not about quality. Your recorded voice lacks the low-frequency reinforcement your skull adds when you speak or sing, so it sounds thinner and higher than the version you have heard your whole life. That reaction fades with exposure and it says nothing about the singing.
What recording gives you that live feedback cannot is comparison over time. A take from four weeks ago against one from today is evidence, and it usually shows improvement that felt invisible day to day.
Takes here stay on your device — nothing is uploaded. You can play any two back to back to compare them directly, which is far more informative than remembering how the last one felt.
How to record and review a vocal take
The point is comparison, not production quality. A phone-grade microphone is entirely sufficient for hearing what you need to hear.
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Record the same material each time
Pick one phrase or exercise as your benchmark. Comparing different material tells you about the material; comparing the same material tells you about your voice.
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Keep the setup consistent
Same room, same distance from the mic, same rough volume. Changing the recording conditions between takes makes the comparison meaningless.
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Sing it as you would perform it
A cautious take gives you a cautious recording to study. Record the version you actually want to sing, mistakes included.
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Listen once for the whole thing
First playback, no notes — just impression. Where does it hold, where does it wander, does it sound like it means anything.
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Listen again for one specific thing
Pitch on the sustained notes. Then again for breath points. Then again for tone. Listening for everything at once is how you end up hearing nothing.
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A/B against your last keeper
Play the new take against the previous best. Same phrase, back to back, is the comparison that shows whether a change actually helped.
Getting past the first playback
Most singers record themselves once, dislike it, and never do it again — losing the single most useful practice tool they have. The reaction is physiological and it does fade.
- Your recorded voice is the real one; the internal version is the one with an inaccurate bass boost
- Record short — one phrase, not a whole song — so listening back is not a chore
- Keep an early take deliberately, so you have something to compare against in a month
- Listen for one thing at a time, or the whole take just sounds vaguely wrong
Make the comparison structured
Recording is only as useful as the question you record to answer. Advanced use means changing exactly one variable and checking whether the take moved.
- Change one thing per take — vowel shape, breath point, dynamic — and A/B to see if it helped
- Record the same benchmark phrase weekly so you have a real progress series
- Note the take conditions; a difference caused by hydration or time of day is not a technique change
- Pro adds a pitch trace to every take, so drift becomes visible instead of a matter of opinion
Why does my voice sound so different in a recording?
When you sing, you hear the sound through the air and through the bones of your skull, and bone conduction adds low frequencies. A recording only captures the airborne part, so it sounds thinner and higher to you. Everyone else has always heard the recorded version.
Do I need a proper microphone?
Not for practice. A laptop or phone mic captures pitch, timing and phrasing perfectly well, and those are what you are studying. Better microphones matter for producing releases, not for hearing your own accuracy.
How often should I record myself?
A benchmark phrase once a week gives a clear progress series without turning practice into admin. Recording individual takes while working on a specific problem is useful as often as you like.
Are my recordings uploaded anywhere?
No. Takes are stored on your device and never sent to a server, on either the free or the paid tier. Pro's cloud sync backs up progress numbers — scores, streaks, range — and never audio.
Should I record with or without a backing track?
Both are worth doing. With a track shows whether you hold pitch against a fixed reference; without one exposes drift that a track would otherwise cover.