Metron (Pro Metronome) Reviews

Wow

tonywanggs

It's official. With this app, my iPhone has finally become my perfect music studio.

Where do I start...this metronome leaves so little to wish for. You can tap along to music to find out its tempo (use the tap pad, which is visible in portrait mode at the bottom center, with the little happy man SintraWorks logo in it), or simply tap a tempo to set the metronome tempo. (Not sure why the previous commentator did not find it, since it is so obviously there, and listed as a feature right here in the iTunes app entry.) Simple traditional practicing is as easy as with any well-designed metronome, but you get so much more if you need greater flexibility. The control over ways to vary beat speed and beat patterns (rhythm) is virtually endless. There is a large array of controls, but efficiently implemented and laid out. Since the default values are so well chosen, you only need to change those controls that are appropriate for the task at hand. And if, in spite of the intuitive interface anything is unclear, there is even an integrated user guide behind the About tab to dispel any remaining doubts. Many practical adjustments can be made in an instant, but if you want, you can spend some time essentially creating your own, well, compositions. I could list so much of what's possible, but quite a few of the previous commentators have already touched on the possibilities, so I'll keep it very short: if you want near absolute control over your metronome, this is it. I'm so chuffed a developer rethought metronome design from the musician's perspective, so we can wield all that power in a way that makes musical sense. I really have only one feature on my wish list for Metron: setlists, but I've been told that is already in the works. (And, in a way, very basic setlist behaviour is already available trough the list of sequences.) One last thing: the developer proved to be very responsive and appears to enjoy direct feedback from customers.

As unintuitive as can be

Mikeyboards

I hate this app. I'm sitting here feeling like I have to learn a new programming language. All I want to do is set up a bar of beats with audible subdivisions, but it beats me how to do it, even after consulting the user guide. I definitely should have chosen the other app I was considering (and now will have effectively paid more for once I buy it, as I will never use this present app.)

Pretty good

manamongmen

It's really comprehensive. However, it has no tap to tempo app in it. I wish it went higher though, 220 is way too slow. It would be nice to have it go up to at least 500.

Don't buy this app!

Allston J

It is very difficult to figure out how to get the app to work because the directions are impenetrable, for starters. After messing around with it for a couple weeks here and there, I was finally able to program a 6/4-5/4 pattern into the thing. Or so I thought. As I pressed the play button, the screen went blank, and the app froze. Now, I tap on the app, I get a blank metron screen, and then back to the home screen after a few seconds. I wrote the company two weeks ago and they did not respond. I'm deleting the app after I finish this review. I would recommend frozen ape tempo 2. It will do mixed meters and is reasonably easy to figure out how to use.

Very Useful

Justin Ford

I have played drums and guitar for seventeen years or so. Regardless of what my focus has been on musically I have been a metronome fanatic. After a bit of a learning curve I was able to program looping bar patterns with periodic tempo increases for the eight exercises in the Rudimental Cookbook. As soon as you get a handle on this app, the applications are endless. Please keep this app up to date so I can continue practicing with it. Very pleased.

Excellent! (with slight learning curve)

amun3

This metronome has a lot of great features. The ability to create a tempo map for a whole song (with tempo/time changes) is very useful. You can also save your tempo change sequences, apply a tempo scaling factor to the whole piece, and have the metronome speed up (or slow down) slightly each time through, amongst other useful features. It was just a little counterintuitive how to setup a "sequence" and "setlist" but it makes good sense when you get going. Overall, this metronome has horsepower! Money well spent.

Awkward as All Get Out

Chuck Pelto

Nigh impossible to configure the way I want it. E.g., can't figure out WHY those stupid 'dot beats' are inserted at the end of each bar/phrase. Let alone HOW to get them the heck out of there.

Good app

marvmax

Especially now that it does background metronome. I'm almost embarrassed to say I only use the app to pace my cadence on my exercise bike and I use it because my regular metronome drives everyone crazy when it tick rocks away. My family would probably rate this 5 stars or more.

Good, solid, metronome

Bluteau

A good, versatile metronome. It a bit of time to figure it out but it is not a simple, single time metronome. It is complex but worthwhile to learn. I am happy with it and use it often.

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