Metronome

Drag the slider, type a number between 30 and 240 into the tempo box, or tap the Tap tempo button in rhythm — the tool averages your taps and sets the BPM for you.

Beat one is accented — it plays a higher-pitched click so you can feel where each measure starts. That is how real musicians count: one-two-three-four, with the emphasis on one.

The top number of the time signature is how many beats are in each measure. 2/4 has two beats, 3/4 has three, 4/4 has four, and 6/8 has six. The beat dots above the controls light up in order so you can follow along.

Yes. The clicks are scheduled on the Web Audio clock, which is precise to a fraction of a millisecond, and a lookahead scheduler keeps them steady even if the browser tab gets busy. A plain timer alone would wobble; this design does not.

Tap tempo lets you set the speed by tapping along with the music you have in your head. Tap the button in a steady rhythm and the metronome measures the gaps between your taps, averages the last several, and converts that to BPM.

The audio keeps playing because clicks are scheduled ahead on the audio clock, but most browsers throttle background timers, so the flashing beat indicator may pause or skip. The sound itself stays in time.

Browsers block audio until you interact with the page, so the metronome waits for your first click on Start before creating any sound. This is a browser privacy rule, not a limitation of the tool.

No. The metronome runs entirely in your browser with the Web Audio API. Nothing you set or tap is sent to a server, stored, or logged.