Triplet metronome

Clicks per beat
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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.

Three evenly spaced clicks per beat in 4/4 at ♩ = 120. The beat click is followed by two lighter clicks, dividing each quarter note into eighth-note triplets. Tempo counts quarter notes; at this setting, there are six clicks per second.

Try counting “one-trip-let, two-trip-let” and playing a note on every click. Keep the three parts equal. When you can do that comfortably, switch Clicks per beat to 1 and continue playing the same triplets against the main beat.

For control over individual triplet positions, use 12/8 instead. Set its Tempo to ♪ = 360 to match this page's ♩ = 120, choose “3+3+3+3, in four,” and leave Clicks per beat at 1. You can then silence individual eighth-note clicks with the beat buttons.

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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.