Rhythmic Metronome
Free App
Advertisements
About Rhythmic Metronome
This ad-free metronome allows the entry of custom rhythms to help
musicians play in time when playing songs with complex rhythms.
Rhythms can be made up of whole notes down to sixteenth notes
(including dotted notes, triplets, and ties) and rests of similar duration.
Time signatures can be specified to accentuate the clicks on the
downbeat and slightly accentuate every second beat (or third beat in
e.g., 6/8 time).
The tempo can be entered with a keyboard, selected among a drop-down list
of Italian tempo markings, or adjusted with buttons.
The rhythm and tempo can be saved in the application's memory.
The rhythm can also be copied to and pasted from the clipboard.
Go to the import/export screen (accessed through the big "floppy disc"
button icon) for this.
This metronome is audio-only and does not provide "visual clicks".
An advanced entry mode (reached by clicking on the "keyboard" icon on the
keyboard) allows for the entry of notes, rests and time signatures of
arbitrary duration.
E.g.,: Enter "n1/32" for a thirty-second note, "n3/64" for a dotted
thirty-second note, "n1/7" for a septuplet (seven notes in the time of
one); "r1/64" for a sixty-fourth rest;
"t7/4" for a 7-over-4 time signature.
It is also possible to group notes with parenthesis.
Individual notes and rests and groups can be played multiple times by
appending an asterisk and a number.
E.g.,: "(n1/2n1/4*2)*3" would play three times:
half-note, quater-note, quater-note.
Copyright 2014, Robert R. Enderlein.
----
Known bugs:
The rhythm entry field does not allow moving the cursor by tapping,
making selections, or copy/pasting. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to
move. Use the import/export screen (accessed
through the big "floppy disc" button icon) to copy or paste.
If the application sleeps for too long, the rhythm entry might be replaced
by "x". I suggest you save your rhythms often, and reload them if that
happens.
----
Attributions:
The metronome click soundtrack is from soundbible.com "Metronome",
recorded by Mike Koenig, license: Creative commons attribution 3.0.
The musical note images where generated with Lilypond (www.lilypond.org).
Some of the code was based on Periklis Ntanasis's BeatKeeper
(https://github.com/MasterEx/BeatKeeper). License: UNLICENSE.
Some of the code was based on Maarten Pennings's tutorial for
creating a custom keyboard
(http://www.fampennings.nl/maarten/android/09keyboard/index.htm).
Licensed under Apache License 2.0.
The Italian tempo markings where taken from Wikipedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo#Italian_tempo_markings)
under an Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
musicians play in time when playing songs with complex rhythms.
Rhythms can be made up of whole notes down to sixteenth notes
(including dotted notes, triplets, and ties) and rests of similar duration.
Time signatures can be specified to accentuate the clicks on the
downbeat and slightly accentuate every second beat (or third beat in
e.g., 6/8 time).
The tempo can be entered with a keyboard, selected among a drop-down list
of Italian tempo markings, or adjusted with buttons.
The rhythm and tempo can be saved in the application's memory.
The rhythm can also be copied to and pasted from the clipboard.
Go to the import/export screen (accessed through the big "floppy disc"
button icon) for this.
This metronome is audio-only and does not provide "visual clicks".
An advanced entry mode (reached by clicking on the "keyboard" icon on the
keyboard) allows for the entry of notes, rests and time signatures of
arbitrary duration.
E.g.,: Enter "n1/32" for a thirty-second note, "n3/64" for a dotted
thirty-second note, "n1/7" for a septuplet (seven notes in the time of
one); "r1/64" for a sixty-fourth rest;
"t7/4" for a 7-over-4 time signature.
It is also possible to group notes with parenthesis.
Individual notes and rests and groups can be played multiple times by
appending an asterisk and a number.
E.g.,: "(n1/2n1/4*2)*3" would play three times:
half-note, quater-note, quater-note.
Copyright 2014, Robert R. Enderlein.
----
Known bugs:
The rhythm entry field does not allow moving the cursor by tapping,
making selections, or copy/pasting. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to
move. Use the import/export screen (accessed
through the big "floppy disc" button icon) to copy or paste.
If the application sleeps for too long, the rhythm entry might be replaced
by "x". I suggest you save your rhythms often, and reload them if that
happens.
----
Attributions:
The metronome click soundtrack is from soundbible.com "Metronome",
recorded by Mike Koenig, license: Creative commons attribution 3.0.
The musical note images where generated with Lilypond (www.lilypond.org).
Some of the code was based on Periklis Ntanasis's BeatKeeper
(https://github.com/MasterEx/BeatKeeper). License: UNLICENSE.
Some of the code was based on Maarten Pennings's tutorial for
creating a custom keyboard
(http://www.fampennings.nl/maarten/android/09keyboard/index.htm).
Licensed under Apache License 2.0.
The Italian tempo markings where taken from Wikipedia
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempo#Italian_tempo_markings)
under an Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
All Application Badges
Free
downl.
downl.
Android
4.1+
4.1+
Android app
App History & Updates
More downloads Rhythmic Metronome reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Rhythmic Metronome reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about Rhythmic Metronome
D
by D####:
by D####:
Thank you for this wonderful app! I dont usually rate...but you deserve my 5 stars!
Q
by Q####:
by Q####:
Absolutely best metronome out there for learning the rhythm of a Melody because you program it yourself. This is the metronome I've been looking for!
P
by P####:
by P####:
Thank you! Very useful to learn complex rhythm
D
by D####:
by D####:
This metronome is exactly what I have been searched for.
D
by D####:
by D####:
Best metronome ever!
D
by D####:
by D####:
just amazing, you're great.. ????
V
by V####:
by V####:
Awesome creation
D
by D####:
by D####:
Innovatively created
D
by D####:
by D####:
Wonderful????
D
by D####:
by D####:
Excellent
G
by G####:
by G####:
Cool
D
by D####:
by D####:
Not clear how to use.
U
by U####:
by U####:
Its very good app but how i use triple chroch
N
by N####:
by N####:
This is exactly what I need, thanks to owner
T
by T####:
by T####:
Totally awesome rhythm keeper
J
by J####:
by J####:
No sound
T
by T####:
by T####:
Using it to just keep pace and find it very nice to configure; and learnt basic notation straight off the app! with help from a music teacher friend.
S
by S####:
by S####:
Cant download the app
U
by U####:
by U####:
Wow man, this will so help me pass my school exams! I don't know how to thank you! You have no idea how you saved my ass with this app. It's really great and simple - what's more - without any ads! I'm shocked! Thank you, you are my hero.
W
by W####:
by W####:
Only drawback is it is a little quiet.
T
by T####:
by T####:
Thank you for this wonderful app! I dont usually rate...but you deserve my 5 stars!
T
by T####:
by T####:
Its fully functionaly....maybe get better but it like it so much thanks a lot!
T
by T####:
by T####:
Quite good, given the dotted note feature.
T
by T####:
by T####:
Hehehehe very helpful app.Thanks for this wonderful app.
K
by K####:
by K####:
Thanks for the work that you have put into this app. Fairly easy to use and setup the way you want it. One suggestion though is to increase the volume significantly as I do not use headphones and can barely hear it. Although this might seem like a minor issue, it becomes a big distraction when I find myself focusing more on trying to hear the metronome than on playing with the metronome. Otherwise, it's a great app, thanks.
K
by K####:
by K####:
Good for me, a beginning student, when playing complex rhythms. It is a little low volume, though, and neither a directly connected or bluetooth external speaker amplifier help with that.
K
by K####:
by K####:
I tried to put in 4-lets in a 3/4 measure and it doesn't play correctly. Can I get some help?
T
by T####:
by T####:
Only drawback is it is a little quiet.
K
by K####:
by K####:
Doesn't work - there's no way to actually enter a rhythm as keyboard only produces an 'x'.
K
by K####:
by K####:
I love it helps me out alot.
K
by K####:
by K####:
This is a true tool. Thank you.
O
by O####:
by O####:
I teach guitar and will be using this app every day. I'm kicking myself I didn't look for a rhythm trainer sooner. I am very glad I found it. THANK YOU MUCH !!!!!
E
by E####:
by E####:
It lets you create your own rhythm and save it! Just great!
Y
by Y####:
by Y####:
Well done
G
by G####:
by G####:
Its great however, can I get 5-let rhythms?
D
by D####:
by D####:
all levels musicians need this app thank you very much to the makers
D
by D####:
by D####:
Love u
D
by D####:
by D####:
Real grate
V
by V####:
by V####:
I can also learn to read musical at the same time. Well done .
by D####:
This app is very efficient for those wanting to create their own rhythms, as well as those that might be having trouble learning how to fluidly read and play sheet music in the proper cadence. Kudos to the developer for making it ad-free!