Audio

An Audio question asks the candidate to answer by speaking. The candidate records with their microphone directly in the browser — no software to install — previews the recording, and submits it. Audio answers are the backbone of language speaking tests, pronunciation checks, and verbal reasoning assessments.

Recording Controls

• Time of the recording — under Answer → Input → Limitations, enable this setting to specify a recording time limit in seconds. When disabled, there is no time limit.
• Retry limit — under Answer → Input → Limitations, enable this setting to limit how many recording attempts a candidate can make. When disabled, retries are unlimited.
• Microphone selection — candidates with several microphones pick the right one from a selector; input level is metered live so they can confirm the mic works before recording.

How Recordings Are Handled

Recording works in every modern browser, desktop and mobile — including Safari and iPhone/iPad. The browser records in its native audio format and the file uploads immediately when the candidate stops; the candidate can play it back before moving on.

Supported File Formats

The browser records in its native audio format — no client-side transcoding. The container and file extension depend on the browser:

Evaluation

• AI Evaluation — to configure automated grading, open the Audio Recorder question editor and select Answer → Evaluation → Add Automation (+). Choose an AI model, select a language or leave it as Auto-detect, and enter the instructions in Write instructions for AI evaluation. Click Save to configure the automation, then save the question. The AI transcribes the spoken answer and evaluates it using the provided instructions. See AI Evaluation.
• Rubric scoring — attach a rubric (fluency, pronunciation, content, grammar) for consistent human grading. See Rubric Scoring.
• Manual review — reviewers listen to the recording in the evaluation screens and score directly.

Common Features

Audio questions support all shared question features — sidebar layout (show the reading passage or image being described), hints, scoring multipliers and dimensions, folders and tags. See Common Question Features.

For listening-then-speaking tasks, put the audio clip in the question content with a play limit (see Content Editor → Audio Clips) and set the answer's attempt limit to 1 — the candidate hears the stimulus a controlled number of times and answers spontaneously.

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