Tap tempo
Tap along to the beat and ENYO Metronome works out the tempo in beats per minute, then sets the metronome to it, ready to play.
How to tap the tempo
- Press the T key in time with the music, or use the Tap Tempo button: in Stage Mode, open Other, and it is under Tempo.
- Keep tapping on the beat. From the second tap on, the tempo follows your taps, averaged over the last five gaps between them and rounded to a whole BPM.
- Pause for more than three seconds to start a new count.
- Press Start, or the Space bar, to hear the click at that tempo.
Find the BPM without tapping
Can't tap along? Let the metronome listen instead: the BPM finder hears music playing nearby through your microphone and sets the tempo for you. Or look the song up in the song tempo list: 991 well-known songs with their tempo, time signature and feel.
What tap tempo is good for
- Matching the click to a song you are learning, so you can practise it slower and work up to speed with the tempo trainer.
- Finding the tempo of a rehearsal, a drum groove or a tune you have in your head.
- Setting the tempo before a count-in of one or two bars.
Questions
- How does tap tempo work?
- It measures the time between your taps: the tempo is 60 divided by the gap in seconds, so taps half a second apart are 120 BPM. ENYO Metronome averages your last five gaps, so one early or late tap barely moves it.
- How many times should I tap?
- Two taps give a first reading; four to six steady taps give a reliable one. Keep tapping as long as you like: the last six taps count.
- What is BPM?
- Beats per minute: how many beats fit in one minute. 60 BPM is one beat a second and 120 BPM two.
- Can I tap on a phone?
- Yes. Open Other in Stage Mode and tap the Tap Tempo button in time with the music.
- Is it free?
- Yes, with no ads and no account needed, in any browser. It also works offline after the first visit.
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