A precise beat in your browser
This online metronome keeps time from 30 to 250 beats per minute. It uses the audio clock of your device, so the beat stays steady even when the page is busy – just like a real metronome. Choose how many beats are in a bar, accent the first one, and add subdivisions (eighths, triplets or sixteenths) to practise tricky rhythms.
Don’t know the tempo of a song? Use Tap tempo: tap along a few times and the metronome finds the speed. The speed trainer raises the tempo step by step – for example +5 BPM every 4 bars – so you can build up a difficult passage slowly. The dots and the optional screen flash show the beat for drummers, dancers and anyone practising with headphones off.
How to use
- Set the tempo with − and +, the slider or the arrow keys.
- Choose the beats per bar and, if you like, a subdivision and sound.
- Press Start (or Space).
- Not sure about the tempo? Tap the Tap tempo button in time with the music.
Ideas for using it
- Instrument practice. start slowly at 60 BPM and turn on the speed trainer.
- Music lessons. a big, visible beat in fullscreen for the whole class.
- Dance and sport. steady counts for choreography or skipping rope.
- Waltz or 6/8. set 3 or 6 beats per bar with an accent on beat one.