[Brett89]

I would like to buy a metronom, so a can pratice better... so what type sould I buy? I think that a digital is more precise, but my teacher said that I sould buy an analog, but I think he said this snobbish, you know "analog is the good stuff, like tubeamps ) . . .

Sooooooooo, which type sould I pick?

[The Dark Wolf]

Really, it doesn't matter, to be honest. Get whatever is decent that you can afford.

[Alpo]

I have one of these. It's a great, simple metronome. I dropped mine pretty badly once, but it still works perfectly.

Whatever you decide on, do NOT get a metronome that beeps. When you buy the metronome make sure it makes a clicking sound.

A great excercise with a metronome is to clap along to it. When you clap in perfect time, you can't hear the metronome at all. Doing this for a few minutes every day is good for your timing. But it doesn't work with a beeping metronome.

I don't really see a reason why an analog metronome would be better than a digital. A digital metronome should be more accurate.

[Brett89]

Originally Posted by Alpo

I have one of these. It's a great, simple metronome. I dropped mine pretty badly once, but it still works perfectly.

Whatever you decide on, do NOT get a metronome that beeps. When you buy the metronome make sure it makes a clicking sound.

A great excercise with a metronome is to clap along to it. When you clap in perfect time, you can't hear the metronome at all. Doing this for a few minutes every day is good for your timing. But it doesn't work with a beeping metronome.

I don't really see a reason why an analog metronome would be better than a digital. A digital metronome should be more accurate.

But what's the problem with a beeping sound? I thought that all digital metronoms make the beep sound!

[Alpo]

The Seiko metronome I have is digital, and it makes a clicking sound. I prefer the click sound because you can clap along with it, and when you clap perfectly in time with it, the click disappears. But when your timing is off, you hear the click loud and clear.

And of course a click is less annoying than a beep.

[distressed_romeo]

The only criteria I'd have for buying one is whether it has an headphone jack; trust me, the people you live with will really appreciate it.

[Cancer]

Originally Posted by Alpo

The Seiko metronome I have is digital, and it makes a clicking sound. I prefer the click sound because you can clap along with it, and when you clap perfectly in time with it, the click disappears. But when your timing is off, you hear the click loud and clear.

And of course a click is less annoying than a beep.

Huh.....

Strangely, this actually makes a hell of a lot of sense.

I currently have 3 digital metronomes, all work fine, I like that I can select different beats (quarter note, eighth note, etc), but I miss the sound of my old wooden pyramid metronome (wooden obelisk wtih a weighted pendulum ....ah). It was off and had a swing to it so I retired it, but I miss the sound, and never realized why until now....

[Alpo]

I know I'd go insane if I had to listen to a beeping sound every time I practice.

[Nik]

Digital metronomes suck, analog metronomes just have that amazing, smooth, warm tube tone...





I recommend finding the YMetronome off of the internet It's free, and you can change what MIDI sound it uses to click. You can also do sub-beats for different time signatures. All-in-all, it's the most versatile and well-made metronome I've ever used. And yes, it's free, though you need to be on your computer to use it.

[Seedawakener]

www.metronomeonline.com

there ya go.