Comments for Digital Metronome

Comment on Q&A: What are some tuners and/or metronomes that you would suggest? by St Petersburg native

St Petersburg native — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:59:57 +0000

My Sabine Metro Tune MT 9000 has held up very well after several years of very heavy use; all I’ve ever had to do to it is replace dead batteries (after several months of constant use). Check it out using the link listed below. The MSRP is $ 39.99, so you probably can pick on up for $ 30 or so online or at a music merchant near you.

Comment on Q&A: Is practicing guitar with a metronome absolutely necessary? by Lester G

Lester G — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:22:21 +0000

Not only is it not absolutely necessary, I don’t even think it’s a good idea. It puts too much pressure on someone who’s learning who has enough other things to keep track of. Once you are more skilled it might be fun to try it again but for now, lose the metronome.

Comment on Q&A: Which is a better metronome? by i. jones

i. jones — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:08:08 +0000

Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Whose quartz oscillator do you think will be more stable?

… Hint: they are probably sourced from the same supplier.

Comment on Q&A: Metronome for Violin/Piano? by Makayla Hickson

Makayla Hickson — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:39:51 +0000

I have a mechanical metronome, so I can tell you that those are extremely loud – well, not too loud, but loud enough for me to hear while I played – and you can adjust the intervals of the beats very nicely. I remember the first time when they made me get a metronome, I heated it so much! Because I was so stubborn and I wanted to play it my way and didn’t pay attention to the timing very well… and I kinda still don’t to some extreme. Oh well!
I do recommend a mechanical metronome over the ones you have, because I have my own experience with it, and even though I was not happy with what it was doing when I was 8, I know its a very good one and it won’t break or anything very easily… unless you drop it or something.

Good Luck!

Comment on CenterPitch CP10 Mini Review by Full4God

Full4God — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:32:41 +0000

Thank you for the good demonstration and review of the CP10. I just ordered one from Amazon for $33.95 (incl shipping) to use with my trumpet. It appears to be a very functional tool. The older CP2 has negative reviews, particularly about short battery life. Have you had the CP10 long enough to comment on its battery life?

Comment on CenterPitch CP10 Mini Review by sarajlim

sarajlim — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:03:04 +0000

@Full4God Hi, thanks for watching my video! I have only had the CP10 about two weeks, so I have yet to see how long the battery will last. However, the CP10 has an easy-to-access battery compartment, so you can easily replace the battery when it dies. I hope that helps.

Sara

Comment on CenterPitch CP10 Mini Review by Peiselkopp

Peiselkopp — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:11:50 +0000

Nice review!

Comment on CenterPitch CP10 Mini Review by tapakidney

tapakidney — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:35:49 +0000

@Full4God

The battery life is awful…got it for Christmas, died in less than 4 weeks. Will try a brand new battery and see if maybe it was just a bad one that came with the CP10.

Comment on Q&A: How can I play guitar with a metronome? by Robert

Robert — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:13:34 +0000

You may find my Bounce Metronome Pro helpful. It shows the beat with bouncing ball, conductor’s baton or drumstick visuals. A bit like a Karaoke machine.

This really helps you to play in time with the beats of the metronome. You can see each beat on its way, a bit like catching a ball.

Try slowly to start with. Also a good exercise is to try playing just ahead of each beat, just behind each beat, and finally, as close to exactly on the beat as you can make it. You know you’ve got it right when the sound of the guitar merges with the beat.

This is really important stuff and difficult to do until you are used to it, so don’t worry if it takes a while to learn to do it, this is natural.

Once you can play in time with the metronome, anything doesn’t matter, just single plucked notes on one string if you like – then you get the idea of how it works and metronome practice becomes much easier. So – to start with, don’t be too hard on yourself, do things which are easy to do with the metronome and focus your attention on playing exactly in time with every beat until you get the idea and can do that whenever you want to.

It is also important to keep practicing without a metronome as well, and to develop your internal sense of rhythm as well, and to allow natural variation and sensitivity to rhythm, not to feel you have to play with the regularity of a clock.

My software metronome is here:

http://bouncemetronome.com/

There’s a free taster which is suitable for a beginner musician. Many pro features and you can take it for a 30 day free test drive to try them out.

Comment on Q&A: How can I play guitar with a metronome? by OnTheRock

OnTheRock — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:04:44 +0000

Set the metronome at the tempo of the piece you are playing (most specify how many beats per minute for a quarter note), then get your foot tapping to the beat of the metronome and start playing. All the metronome does is make a click on the beat. It’s all about keeping your rhythm on the beat. I’m not sure what you’d expect a video or tutorial to teach you. If you don’t own a metronome you can find some good ones online that allow you to adjust the tempo and the time signature (ie. 3/4, 4/4, 7/8, etc).

Just an additional note: it does no good to try to play with a metronome until you have developed enough proficiency to be able to read music and play the notes quickly and smoothly and make smooth transitions from chord to chord. If you have to hesitate when switching chords or stop to think about what note you should be playing, you won’t be able to keep the rhythm going in time with the metronome. Not sure what level you’re at yet.