GradusOnline Metronome

Light swing metronome

Clicks per beat
Swing 50%

Keys: Space start/stop · T tap · ↑↓ tempo ±1, Shift ±5 · ←→ between beats, Enter to cycle

One tempo at a time

The web metronome holds one tempo. Gradus: Metronome for iPhone climbs through a sequence of tempos on its own: set the steps, and the click moves for you.

It is not on the App Store yet.

Two clicks per beat in 4/4 at ♩ = 120, with Swing set to Light. The second click falls 58% of the way through the beat, just after the halfway point. That gives the pair a small long-short difference while the main beats stay evenly spaced.

Play a short line of eighth notes, then compare Light with Straight at the same tempo. Listen to the offbeat moving later. Try Triplet as well to hear a more pronounced difference between the two parts of the beat.

Light is a fixed setting in this metronome, not a prescribed ratio for a particular style. Use it as a reference and listen to the musicians or recording you are working with. Swing is available only when Clicks per beat is set to 2.

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Gradus: Metronome for iPhone climbs through a sequence of tempos. The web tool holds one. Not on the App Store yet.