How it works
An 80 BPM metronome sits on a border in Wikipedia's list of tempo markings: Adagietto ends at 80 and Andantino begins.
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Start
Tap the pad, or press Space; the higher click is beat one of each bar. A second tap stops it.
Change the tempo
Tap the number under the pad and type a new tempo, or step it with minus and plus.
Questions and answers
What tempo marking is 80 BPM?
Andante holds it (56 to 108) in Wikipedia's list of tempo markings. Adagietto (46 to 80) and Marcia moderato (66 to 80) end at 80; Andantino and Andante moderato (80 to 108) begin. The list warns that its numbers are rough and vary by composer.
What music has a metronome mark of 80?
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, for one. Wikipedia's table of its movements gives the finale's Allegro assai, the section where the 'Ode to Joy' theme enters, as half note = 80 in a 4/4 bar.
Is 80 one of the numbers on a wind-up metronome?
Yes. In the most common arrangement of the scale, as Wikipedia's Metronome article gives it, 80 stands between 76 and 84, in the stretch that climbs four at a time.
Does this metronome play 80 BPM in 4/4?
Yes: a bar is four clicks, the first one higher and its dot larger. For music marked half note = 80 in 4/4, count each click as a half note. Two clicks then fill a bar, and the four dots span two.
Why can't I hear the metronome?
Start with the ring switch on the side of a phone, then check the volume and whether the sound is going to a Bluetooth device. The four dots go on marking the beat with no sound, so you can watch the bar instead.