Accent the beats, subdivide them, switch to 7/8: this metronome follows your whole tune, from the count-in to the last bar.
Tap a beat to accent it, play it or leave it out. Split beats into two, three or four, in any meter from 1/1 to 16/16, and count in halves, dotted quarters or eighths.
Build sections (a verse in 4/4, a bridge in 7/8), chain them into a form, repeat parts, count in, and change a single bar where the tune asks for it.
Every setup is also a few lines of text you can read, edit and paste. The address of the page holds your setup: bookmark it or send it to your band.
How do you get the most out of this metronome? A few pointers for everyday use, from a simple click to a tune’s whole form.
The metronome shouldn’t become your drummer: it’s a way to check yourself. The time has to come from you; the click only tells you whether you drift. Start with a click on every beat, then space them out: on 1 and 3, then on 1 alone. Then move that single click to 2, 3, and 4: it’s up to you to know where 1 is. If you land right on every click, your time holds; if not, you know exactly where it slips.
Try this setupTap beats 1 and 3 until they’re silent, and accent beats 2 and 4. The click then plays the hi-hat’s part and leaves the downbeat to you. To go further, the “Swing eighths” preset also works on triplet-feel eighths.
Try this setupTap or click a cell of the grid: it goes from accent to played, then to silent, then back to accent.
Choose the subdivision: 2 per beat for eighths, 3 for triplets, 4 for sixteenths. Each subdivision has its own cell that you can accent or silence: that’s how you write a ride pattern or a clave.
Choose the meter, then the “dotted quarter” beat unit. The tempo then counts the beats you feel (2 in 6/8, 4 in 12/8) rather than every eighth note.
Try this setupYes. Beyond the basic setup, you can build a structure: sections (intro, head, bridge, solos…), each with its own length, meter, accents and subdivision, chained into a form with repeats and a count-in. A tune that goes from 12/8 to 15/8, a 7/8 bridge in the middle of a 4/4 head, a single 3/4 bar in a 32-bar form: it can all be programmed. For speed, the Code tab shows the same setup as a few lines of text (for example A = 8[4/4 X x x x]) that you can write, edit or paste. The visual editor and the text stay in sync.
Use “Copy link”: the whole setup lives in the page’s address. Nothing is stored on our servers and no account is needed. You can also just bookmark the page.
Yes. The clicks are scheduled ahead of time on the browser’s audio clock, not on JavaScript timers, so the tempo doesn’t drift, even when the page is busy.
Check the volume, that the tab isn’t muted and, on an iPhone, that silent mode is off. Browsers only allow sound after you interact with the page: press Start.
Yes: free, with no ads and no sign-up.