How it works
A 16th notes metronome clicks four times to each quarter-note beat: the beat itself, then three quieter ticks, counted one-e-and-a. The number counts the beats. At 60 the clicks come four a second.
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Start
Tap the pad, or press Space. Each large dot is a beat and the three small dots after it are the rest of its sixteenth notes. A second tap stops it.
Change the tempo
Tap the number under the pad and type the tempo of the quarter note, or nudge it with minus and plus. Whole tempos from 1 to 250 play.
Questions and answers
How do you count 16th notes with a metronome?
One e and a, two e and a. Open Music Theory's chapter on simple meter gives the beat its number, the halfway point "and", and the sixteenth notes either side "e" and "a", said ee and uh. The louder click is the number.
Why does this metronome open on 16th notes at 60 BPM?
So the dots can show every click: at 60 the eight of them light one after another. Above 100 beats a minute sixteenth notes pass 400 clicks a minute and the dots stay lit, since a faster light would only flicker. The sound is unaffected.
Can it play 16th notes at 120 BPM?
Yes. Type 120 and 480 clicks a minute sound, eight a second, every fourth one louder.
What does a 1/16 note metronome click?
Sixteenth notes. Wikipedia's Sixteenth note article makes the note half as long as an eighth note, so four fill a quarter note, and gives its British name, the semiquaver. Open Music Theory adds that 4/4 beams them in fours, one beat to a group.
Why can't I hear the metronome?
On a phone, look at the ring switch and the volume, and see whether Bluetooth headphones are connected. The dots carry on regardless, one large and three small for each beat.