How it works
A 152 BPM metronome clicks the half notes of the finale of Beethoven's Second Symphony. Wikipedia's article on the work prints that movement in 2/2 at half note = 152, so two clicks fill one bar of the score.
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Start
Tap the pad, or press Space, and an even 152 runs with no beat singled out. Tap it again for quiet.
Change the tempo
To type another tempo, tap the number under the pad; minus and plus move it by one. Typing 304 doubles the click: the quarter notes of that finale, or two even clicks to each beat of 152 (our sum).
Questions and answers
Which tempo marking covers 152 BPM?
Two in Wikipedia's list of tempo markings: Allegro, fast and bright, at 120 to 156, and Molto allegro or Allegro vivace at 124 to 156. Vivace only starts at 156. The list presents every figure as a very rough approximation that shifts between composers.
Which piano piece do editors mark at 152 BPM?
Chopin's Etude Op. 10 No. 1. Wikipedia's article on the etude gives the composer's own mark as quarter note = 176 and says later editors suggested 152 instead, one of them fearing that the piece lost its grandeur at full speed.
What metronome setting comes before 152?
On the usual wind-up scale, 144. Wikipedia's Metronome article lists the most common arrangement rising by six as far as 144 and by eight from there to 208, which makes 152 the first of the wide steps and 160 the one after. Makers differ.
Does this 152 BPM metronome mark a bar?
No. Both dots are the same size and every click has the same pitch, so it fits any bar. For a higher first beat, open the 3/4 or the 7/4 metronome and type 152 into the number under its pad.
Why can't I hear the metronome?
On a phone, try three things in turn: the ring switch, the volume, and whether Bluetooth earbuds have claimed the sound. All the while the pad's two dots go on swapping at 152, with or without a click.