Is your internet good enough to record?
Test your upload speed and see whether it keeps up with recording a podcast or interview: sound only, 720p or Full HD video. Takes about five seconds; the test data is thrown away.
Upload speed test
Recording depends on upload, not download. This measures the direction that matters; the test data is thrown away.
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Common questions
When you record a remote podcast or interview, your own voice and video travel from your computer to the others. That’s your upload, and on most home connections it’s far slower than the download speed you pay for.
Sound only needs very little: under 0.2 Mbit/s. Video in 720p needs about 5 Mbit/s and Full HD 1080p about 9 Mbit/s to keep up while you record, including the live call.
With Tapry, nothing is lost: everything is recorded on your own computer first and sent as fast as your line allows. A slow upload only means it finishes after the session, so keep the page open until it says it’s done.
Plug into your router with a cable if you can, or sit close to the Wi-Fi. Pause cloud backups, large downloads and video streams on your network while you record.