How it works
Metronome 140 is a marching number. The Rifles, a British Army regiment, march at 140 paces a minute where the Army's standard is 120, according to the regiment's museum.
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Start
Tap the pad, or press Space, for 140 in 4/4: every fourth click, the first of each bar, is higher. One more tap stops it.
Change the tempo
Tap the number under the pad and type a different tempo, or move it a beat at a time with minus and plus.
Questions and answers
Is 140 BPM allegro?
Yes, in Wikipedia's list of tempo markings. Allegro, fast and bright, runs from 120 to 156, and Molto allegro or Allegro vivace from 124 to 156; Vivace starts where they end. The list warns that its figures are very rough and differ between composers.
Who marches at 140 paces a minute?
Light infantry and rifle regiments, in Canada as well as Britain. Canada's Manual of Drill and Ceremonial (chapter 3) allows them 140 on their own parades. Wikipedia's Military step article traces the British custom to their old role as fast-moving skirmishers.
What genre of music is 140 BPM?
Dubstep is the genre nicknamed for it. Wikipedia's Dubstep article puts the tempo nearly always between 132 and 142, says a large majority of releases sit at 140, and adds that the genre is sometimes called simply 140.
Why does a mechanical metronome skip 140?
On the most common scale, as Wikipedia's Metronome article lists it, the numbers between 120 and 144 rise in sixes: 126, 132, 138, 144. A player choosing by notch takes 138 or 144. Other scales exist, and this page opens on 140 either way.
Why can't I hear the metronome?
Check three things on a phone: that the ring switch is not on silent, that the volume is not at zero, and that no Bluetooth device has the sound. The dots light in fours with or without it.