Free online metronome with time signatures and visual pulse
grooph is a free metronome that runs in your browser. There is nothing to install and no account to create. Pick a tempo, pick a time signature and press play. The first beat of every measure sounds higher than the others, so you always know where "one" is.
▶ Open the metronome at 100 BPM in 4/4
How to use it
- Set the tempo. Drag the BPM field left or right, or click it and type a number. Any tempo from 20 to 300 beats per minute works.
- Choose a time signature. Open the editor (pen icon) and use the time signature button (it shows the current meter, e.g. "4/4"). You can use 1 to 17 beats over a quarter, eighth or sixteenth note, so 3/4, 6/8, 7/8 and 12/8 are all possible.
- Press play (or the space bar). A moving cursor shows where you are in the measure.
- Optional: switch on the count-in (the button next to play) to hear one bar of clicks before the music starts, or add a swing feel next to the tempo.
On phones and tablets the screen stays awake while the metronome is playing.
Ready-made settings
These links open grooph with the tempo and meter already set:
▶ 60 BPM in 4/4 – slow practice
More meters such as 5/4, 5/8 and 7/8 are explained on the page about odd time signatures.
More than a click
A plain click only marks the beats. grooph can also play a rhythm: write notes and rests in standard notation, including triplets and other tuplets, and the metronome plays exactly that pattern. This is useful when you want to hear how a figure from your sheet music should sound.
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If you would rather read something new every time, the rhythm generator writes random exercises for sight-reading.
Tips for practicing with a metronome
- Start slow. Pick a tempo at which you can play the passage without mistakes, then raise it in small steps of 4 to 8 BPM.
- Count out loud. The counting guides show how to count eighths, sixteenths and triplets.
- Turn the click off in your head, not in the app. Try to "hide" the click under your own notes. If you hear it clearly, you are early or late.
- Use a half-time click for fast pieces: set the metronome to half the tempo and feel each click as beats one and three.
FAQ
Is the metronome free?
Yes. grooph is free to use in the browser, without an account or ads.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. grooph runs in current mobile browsers. Tap play once to allow sound; some phones mute web audio while the ringer switch is set to silent.
Can I change the click sound?
Yes. The mixer (speaker icon) sets the volume of the downbeat, normal beats, accents and ghost notes. The settings let you pick the waveform of the click.
Can it keep a steady pulse for odd meters?
Yes. Any meter from 1 to 17 beats over 4, 8 or 16 works, for example 5/4, 7/8 or 11/16. See odd time signatures.