Metronome Beats & Tempo Tuner

I had a conventional metronome like this and I do like using it over a drum pattern when I am practicing rudimentary picking. Something that might be a cool update is the real one I had would do different swing accents when I would tilt it up on something which is fun.. Excellent sounds and it’s like having a real one.

The graphics for this metronome looked exactly like the one i used when I took drum lessons in middle school. I was familiar with the slide mechanism. Immediately I remembered which speeds I favored certain rudiments at. The advantage to the virtual one over the real one is that I don’t have to wind this one. I feel like I should be filling out my practice card.

I applaud the simplicity of this app. All I was looking for was something to help me with my timing and this does the job! There are only two things worth mentioning. First: When I opened the app for the first time, I had to select what instrument I played from a limited list, and at what level (Novice, Intermediate, Professional). I play banjo which was not on the list so l selected “Other”. I sometimes play around with other instruments and am not able to return to the options to make changes. Not sure if these selections have anything to do with how the app functions, unless they are only used by the developer. Second: there are options for the primary beat sound, two digital and three mechanical sounds. Each option has its own “unchangeable” strong beat sound (all primary sounds have the option to turn off the strong beat). Some of these strong beat sounds are like a high-pitched bell that ring thru the remaining beats. I can see how this might be useful in some cases, but it is very annoying to me at this time (I like one of the mechanical sounds that uses the ringing bell for the strong beat sound) . It would be great if you could choose the primary beat sound and then select the strong beat sound separately. Sort of a mix-n-match of primary/strong beat sounds.As a side note, bluegrass music is what I play and can sometimes be very fast. Currently, this app only goes up to 208 BPMs. Though, I don’t think I personally will need any faster… at this time!!