Online metronome — 10 to 1200 BPM, any time signature
One tempo, one meter, four voices, nothing to configure before you can play. Odd meters load with their grouping accents already in place.
space start/stop↑↓ ±1 BPMshift↑↓ ±10
This is the click-track side of the emusic.tools practice metronome: one tempo, one meter, four voices, nothing to configure before you can play. The tempo range runs from 10 BPM to 1200 BPM, so the same tool covers slow ballad work and the high-subdivision drills where a 400 BPM or 500 BPM grid is normal.
Odd meters are first-class here. 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8 and 13/8 load with their grouping accents already in place, so 7/8 sounds as 3+2+2 rather than seven flat clicks. When you need more than one pulse at a time, the advanced view stacks four independent subdivisions for polyrhythm and metric modulation practice.
Time signatures and odd meters
Tap a card to load the meter with its accent pattern.
Typical tempo by style
Working ranges for the quarter-note pulse — a starting point, not a rule.
| Style | BPM | Feel |
|---|---|---|
| Ballad | 60–80 | Slow 4 |
| Hip hop | 85–95 | Half-time |
| Reggae | 80–110 | One drop |
| Rock | 110–140 | Straight 8ths |
| House | 120–130 | Four on the floor |
| Techno | 130–150 | Driving |
| Punk | 170–200 | Fast 8ths |
| Drum & bass | 170–180 | Half-time bass |
Glossary
- BPM
- Beats per minute. In this metronome BPM counts clicks of the chosen grid, which is why drum patterns sit at 300–600 BPM on a sixteenth grid.
- Odd meter
- Any bar that does not divide into equal halves — 5/4, 7/8, 11/8. Counted in groups (3+2, 3+2+2) rather than as a flat row of beats.
- Polyrhythm
- Two pulses of different length running over the same bar, such as 3 over 4. Neither pulse is a subdivision of the other.
- Cross rhythm
- A polyrhythm used as the groove itself rather than as an effect — 3:4:5 stacks three conflicting pulses in one bar.
- Metric modulation
- Re-hearing an existing subdivision as the new pulse. The written tempo changes; the underlying speed of the notes does not.
- Subdivision
- How each beat is split — eighths, triplets, sixteenths. Each of the four voices can carry its own subdivision.
Questions
How high does this metronome go?
From 10 BPM up to 1200 BPM. A 1200 BPM metronome is used for double-kick drills and tremolo picking, where a 400 BPM or 500 BPM click is treated as a subdivision grid rather than a quarter-note pulse.
Which time signatures are supported?
Any meter from 1 to 24 beats per bar. Presets cover 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, 12/8 and 13/8 with grouping accents.
Can it play polyrhythms?
Yes. Each of the four voices holds its own number of subdivisions inside one bar, which gives 3:4, 4:3, 5:4, 7:4 and 3:2, plus stacked cross rhythms such as 3:4:5. The advanced view exposes them per track.
What is metric modulation?
It changes the felt tempo by re-hearing an existing subdivision as the new pulse — an eighth-note triplet becoming the new eighth note. The advanced view has a calculator and two presets.
Is it free?
Yes, and there is no account. Your presets stay in the browser and can be exported to a file.
Does it work on a phone?
It is built mobile-first: the tempo, transport and meter fit one screen, and hit targets are at least 44px. Sounds are cached after the first load.