Practice from 30 to 300 BPM with time signatures, subdivisions, custom beat accents, four click sounds, automatic tempo increases, and a practice timer.
An online metronome produces a steady, repeatable pulse at the beats per minute you choose. Musicians use that reference to make timing more consistent, slow down difficult passages, and measure progress without installing an app.
This browser metronome runs from 30 to 300 BPM and adds practical controls for time signatures, subdivisions, individual beat accents, click sounds, gradual tempo increases, and timed practice sessions.
The Web Audio clock schedules clicks slightly ahead of playback to avoid the drift associated with a basic visual timer.
Enter an exact tempo, move the slider, or adjust the pulse one BPM at a time.
Count 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, or 6/8 and add eighth notes, triplets, or sixteenth-note subdivisions.
Set a target BPM, increase the tempo after a chosen number of bars, and stop after a timed session.
Begin at a tempo where the complete phrase is controlled. A slower clean repetition is more useful than a faster uneven one.
Enter a number from 30 to 300, move the tempo slider, or use the plus and minus controls for exact changes.
Choose the time signature, then select the main beat, eighth notes, triplets, or sixteenth notes.
Accent any beat in the bar, choose a click sound, and set the volume so the pulse stays audible without covering your playing.
Press Start or Space. Turn on Tempo Trainer for automatic increases or choose a practice timer when you want a fixed session length.
The metronome can provide a simple quarter-note pulse or a more detailed rhythmic grid for precision work.
Use 2/4 for marches and two-beat patterns, 3/4 for triple meter, 4/4 for common time, or six counted eighth notes in 6/8.
Emphasize beat one, backbeats, or any custom pattern instead of being limited to a single downbeat switch.
Compare classic, wood, digital, and soft clicks and use the character that remains clear beside your instrument.
Increase by 1 to 20 BPM every 2, 4, or 8 bars until the target tempo is reached.
A metronome is useful whenever timing needs to become more stable, deliberate, or measurable.
Stabilize chord changes, picking, strumming, scale sequences, riffs, and muted rhythm patterns.
Even out scales and arpeggios, coordinate both hands, and isolate difficult transitions at a manageable BPM.
Practice rudiments, subdivisions, fills, backbeats, and the transition between straight and triplet feels.
Check entrances, articulation, bow changes, tonguing, phrasing, and breath placement against a fixed pulse.
Both provide a steady pulse, but their controls and practice workflows are different.
| Online metronome | Mechanical metronome | |
|---|---|---|
| Tempo range | 30-300 BPM with exact entry | Usually a marked set of tempos |
| Subdivisions | Beat, eighth, triplet, sixteenth | Main pulse only |
| Accents | Choose individual beats | Limited or unavailable |
| Practice tools | Tempo trainer and timer | Manual tempo changes |
| Access | Browser on phone or computer | Separate physical device |
A mechanical metronome remains useful for screen-free practice. The online version is more flexible when you need exact BPM, subdivisions, custom accents, or automatic progression.
Use the click as feedback rather than trying to overpower it.
Lower the tempo until technique and rhythm remain clean through several consecutive repetitions.
Use eighths, triplets, or sixteenths to clarify the spaces between beats, then return to a simpler pulse.
Raise the tempo by 2 to 5 BPM after several accurate bars instead of making one large jump.
Once timing is stable, halve the audible pulse or remove subdivisions so you must maintain more of the internal beat.
You can set any whole-number tempo from 30 to 300 BPM.
BPM means beats per minute. A setting of 120 BPM produces two main beats each second, while 60 BPM produces one main beat each second.
The metronome includes 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8. Each bar is shown visually and any beat can be accented.
Yes. Choose the main beat, eighth notes, triplets, or sixteenth notes. Subdivision clicks are quieter so the primary beat remains clear.
Yes. Turn individual beat accents on or off to create a downbeat, backbeat, or custom accent pattern.
Tempo Trainer raises the BPM automatically by the amount you choose every 2, 4, or 8 bars until it reaches your target tempo.
Use the dedicated BPM Tapper to measure a song or live performance manually, or upload a recording to BPM Finder for automatic analysis. Then enter that BPM in the metronome.
Yes. Press Space when focus is not inside a form control to start or stop the metronome.
Yes. The controls adapt to smaller screens and the audio runs in a modern mobile browser after you press Start. Browser power-saving behavior may pause audio when the tab is moved to the background.
The clicks use the Web Audio scheduling clock rather than relying only on repeated JavaScript timers. Device audio latency can delay what reaches the speaker, but the interval between scheduled clicks remains stable.
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