Usually these metronomes are found online or through software - we’ll get more into that later. Some metronomes give you a steady 4/4 time signature or common time as we also call it. A musician then uses this “ticking” from the metronome to follow the proper rhythm given by the tempo.
The beats per minute one follows ranges anywhere from 40 beats per minute, to 208 beats per minute. It’s slow and steady like the flow of time itself.Ī metronome follows the measure of time through BPM (Beats Per Minute), and can be set at whatever tempo is desired by the user. It makes ticks just like a metronome, however, it does not change its pace. Think of an old grandfather clock, y’know, with the pendulum swinging back and forth. Well, for starters a metronome is a device used by musicians alike to follow a set pace using ticking sounds. You hear musicians talk about it, but “what exactly is a metronome?”.
