Practicing scales at a crawl, locking in a drum fill at full speed, or just keeping a band in time during rehearsal all come down to the same thing: a steady, reliable pulse. This metronome runs entirely in your browser, lets you dial in any BPM from 30 to 250, and plays a clean click for as long as you need it.

Why musicians use this metronome

• Lock in a tempo precisely: type an exact BPM or drag the slider, and the click stays steady with no drift, even over long practice sessions.
• Practice the slow-down method: drop the tempo to nail a tricky passage cleanly, then nudge it up one BPM at a time until you’re back at full speed.
• Keep track of the beat, not just the tempo: set beats per measure and hear the downbeat accented, so you always know where “one” falls.
• Match the click to the moment: switch between a sharp click, a softer beep, or a wood block sound depending on what cuts through your instrument or headphones best.
• Take the click with you: render a click track to a WAV file and drop it into a DAW, a rehearsal recording, or a practice playlist.

Picking a tempo

Tap in a BPM directly, drag the slider, or use the plus and minus buttons for fine one-BPM adjustments. The range runs from 30 BPM, slower than almost anything you’d practice at, up to 250 BPM, well past what most players can execute cleanly.

If you’d rather start from a musical description than a number, the tempo marking presets cover the traditional Italian terms: Largo for a broad, spacious pace, Adagio and Andante for relaxed walking tempos, Moderato for a comfortable middle ground, Allegro for a lively, upbeat feel, and Presto for as fast as the music goes. Tapping one jumps straight to a representative BPM for that marking, and the badge above the tempo display updates automatically as you adjust the BPM, so you always know which marking your current tempo falls under.

Setting the time signature

Choose how many beats fall in each measure, from 2 up to 6. With Accent First Beat turned on, the first click of every measure plays louder and at a higher pitch than the rest, so the downbeat stays audible even at fast tempos or with headphones on. The beat indicator dots mirror this: the accented beat lights up larger than the others, giving you a visual downbeat alongside the audio one.

A 4-count is the default and covers most pop, rock, and general practice needs. Switch to 3 for waltz time, 6 for compound meters like a jig or many ballads, or drop accenting off entirely if you just want an even, unaccented pulse.

Choosing a click sound

Three click sounds are built in: a crisp electronic Click for general practice, a softer Beep with a bit more sustain, and a Wood Block tone that mimics a traditional mechanical metronome. Which one works best depends on the instrument and volume you’re practicing at, a sharp click cuts through a drum kit or electric guitar better than a beep, while a softer sound sits more comfortably behind quiet acoustic practice. Volume is adjustable independently, so the click can sit just under your playing instead of drowning it out or disappearing into the mix.

Downloading a click track

Once your tempo, time signature, sound, and accent are set the way you want, choose a duration and hit Download to render the click track to a WAV file, right in your browser. This is useful for loading a fixed-tempo click into a DAW project, sending a practice track to a student or bandmate, or having a click available without needing this page open. Durations range from 30 seconds up to 5 minutes, long enough for most practice loops or a full song section.

If you need to tune up before you start, the Tone Generator plays a clean reference pitch. Recording yourself practicing against the click is easy with the Voice Recorder, and if you only need part of a downloaded click track, the Audio Cutter trims it down to exactly the length you want.