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Metronome

Practise in time with a precise, adjustable metronome. Set any tempo from 20 to 300 BPM, choose a time signature with an accented downbeat, add eighth, triplet or sixteenth subdivisions, and follow the beat by ear and on screen. Clicks are scheduled with the Web Audio clock, so they stay steady even if the page is busy, and you can download a click track as a WAV file.

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Keep Time with a Metronome

BPM
bars
For the WAV download.

100

4/4 · Moderato

Stopped

How to Use the Metronome

  1. Set the tempo, beats per bar and beat unit; use the −5/−1/+1/+5 buttons for quick changes.
  2. Choose a subdivision, sound and volume, and whether the first beat is accented.
  3. Press Start. The beat display highlights the current beat. Changes apply on the next beat.
  4. Press Stop to finish, or Download click track for a WAV of the chosen number of bars.

About This Tool

Musicians practising scales and pieces, drummers, music teachers and students, dancers and anyone who needs a steady pulse.

Input: Tempo and time signature  ·  Output: Click sound, visual beat and WAV click track.

Features and Limitations

Features

  • Sample-accurate timing using the Web Audio clock and look-ahead scheduling.
  • Time signatures from 1 to 12 beats with half, quarter or eighth beat units.
  • Subdivisions (eighths, triplets, sixteenths) at a softer level than the main beat.
  • WAV click-track export for recording sessions and DAWs.

Limitations

  • The on-screen beat display can lag slightly behind the sound on Bluetooth speakers or headphones.
  • Browsers may slow timers in background tabs; audio scheduling continues, but the visual display may pause until you return.
  • The beat unit changes only the displayed signature; the tempo is always beats per minute of that unit.
  • Results are computed in your browser; nothing you enter is sent to a server.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do Andante, Moderato and Allegro mean?

They are traditional tempo names: Andante is a walking pace (about 76–108 BPM), Moderato moderate (108–120), Allegro fast and bright (120–156).

Why is there a downloadable click track?

So you can import a perfectly steady click into a recording program or play it on a device without a browser.

Can I change the tempo while it is playing?

Yes. The new tempo is used from the next beat.

Does the visual beat flash?

No. A small circle is highlighted for each beat; nothing on the page flashes, and nothing animates if your system asks for reduced motion.

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