the Clave
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Free | Drew Milloy | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
The current pattern is shown on-screen in traditional notation, with each beat highlighted as it is played.
Patterns can be switched between 3:2 (forward) and 2:3 (reverse) clave.
Tempo is variable from 40 to 200 beats per minute (in cut time), and the timing is rock-solid: accurate to the nearest sample (22 microseconds).
Drag the tempo button up or down to choose a tempo in BPM.
Tap the tempo button in time with the beat to set a tempo rhythmically.
Playback continues in the background, so you can lock your screen and keep on playing.
You can alter the sound, there are high and low pitches and a volume boost option.
It's a useful practice aid, whether you are beginning to play Latin American music, or an experienced sonero. It can also be used to help inject new vibrance into other styles of music - for example, try playing a jig with the Afro (6/8) clave playing!
Reviews
Battery Hog
Marv III
While I like the function of this app - it plays the basic claves and their configuration at any tempo - the app uses most of my iphone and ipad power I think while running in the background. So far, I haven’t found any fixes for this. The first day I ran through most of my battery in12 hours. The Clave was by far the main culprit although it had only been in use for a few minutes.
Need 6/8 bell and Afrobeat clave
Birbonio
I like this app but would love it if the 6/8 bell pattern and Afrobeat clave were added for even more options!
I Live this app, but...
Vibe Caliente
I love this app and wish I could give it five stars. But I recently started noticing the battery on my iPhone 8 draining much more quickly than usual. When checking battery usage in settings I discovered that the Clave app was for some reason using 51% of my battery! I only used it 15 or 20 minutes at a time for a couple of days. Something appears to be running in the background that’s causing a problem. I wanted to contact the developer before writing this review but could not find any way to do that, in part because his website seems to have disappeared.
Nicely done
pyramiddigprod
In fact I was literally in the process of building this app when I did one more search. Nevertheless, I'm glad to have it since I've wanted this kind of metronome for years. Nicely done.
Perfectly Educational
Music This!
For salseros and others who want to know what the real claves are... I actually had forgotten the Afro(-Cuban) clave, but thanks to Andrew's program I remember it. Perfect UI, not to mention the great picture of NYC (where the clave was reborn). Thanks for this free App!
Good beginning
Shawnuff
Putting in 2-3 clave would be simple and should be included. Otherwise it's a simple app that works well.
Great app, but room for improvement...
Jazzsammich
I was thrilled to find this app, and it doesn't disappoint. A few suggestions, however, to take it to the next level and make it indispensable: 1) As others have mentioned, having a 2/3 option is important. 2) I find the tempo slider difficult to work with when I need precision. There must be better ways to dial in the tempo: a) A scroll mechanism similar to iTick, perhaps combined with the ability to type in numbers directly. b) A tap tempo option in-app would be extremely useful. c) It would also be helpful to be able to use finer gradations of tempo, at the very least half-BPMs. (Incidentally, I've yet to encounter ANY metronome app that allows for this. Why???) 3) The ability to set how many measures to play for. 4) It would be a nice touch (but IMHO less important) to have other instrument samples available, like woodblock, cowbell, agogo, etc. 5) To keep the UI uncluttered, perhaps pattern, tempo, and instrument could be controlled from different screens. Thank you so much for developing this app!
Just the Clave Run-Offs Us Musicians Need!
JasonConBongos
Great job on this one. Thanks a bunch for this ever so useful app. The clave is indeed the basis of all Latin rhythms. It must never be violated or played against.. JasonConBongos
