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Online Metronome
A precise metronome with tap tempo, accents, and 30–300 BPM range.
Updated July 7, 2026
How to use the online metronome
- 1Set your tempo with the slider, the ±1/±5 nudge buttons, or by tapping the tap-tempo button on the beat.
- 2Choose beats per bar to match your time signature — the downbeat is accented.
- 3Press start and watch the beat indicator dots track the click.
- 4For practice, start slow enough to play cleanly and raise the tempo gradually.
Common uses
- Practicing guitar, piano, or drums in strict time
- Checking a beat's tempo feel before setting the project BPM in FL Studio
- Recording vocals or instruments to a click without opening a DAW
- Drilling drum rudiments with an accented downbeat
Frequently asked questions
Is a browser metronome accurate enough to practice with?
This one is. It schedules clicks ahead of time on the Web Audio clock — sample-accurate timing independent of JavaScript's flaky timers — which is the same lookahead approach professional web audio apps use. The click will not drift.
What tempo should I practice at?
Slower than you think: drop difficult passages to a tempo where you can play them perfectly (often 50–70% of target), then raise the BPM in small steps only when a pass is clean. Speed built on accuracy sticks; speed built on sloppiness plateaus.
What do the tempo words on the slider mean?
Classical tempo markings, roughly: largo ~40–60 BPM, adagio ~66–76, andante ~76–108, moderato ~108–120, allegro ~120–168, presto ~168+. They describe feel more than exact numbers.
Why does the first beat sound different?
That's the accent marking beat one of each bar — a higher-pitched click so you always know where the downbeat is. Change the beats-per-bar setting to match your time signature, or set it to match how you're counting.
About this tool
The online metronome keeps rock-solid time using a Web Audio lookahead scheduler — the same technique DAWs use — so the click stays locked even when the browser tab is busy, unlike naive JavaScript timers that drift and stutter. Set any tempo from 30 to 300 BPM with the slider, nudge buttons, or tap tempo; choose a time signature from 2/4 to 7/4 and the downbeat gets a higher-pitched accent with a visual beat indicator to match. Practice instruments, run vocal takes, drill rudiments, or check the tempo feel of a beat you're producing before committing it to your DAW project.
Like everything on UtilityBase, the online metronome runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. It's free to use with no account required. Browse more productivity tools here.
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