METRO X BEAT — Professional Metronome App for iPhone & iPad

METRO X BEAT is a precision metronome built for serious musicians: 50–600 BPM, complex time signatures, subdivisions, accent patterns, tap tempo, and a patent-pending visual Orb that lives directly on top of your sheet music.

A metronome you can actually see

Audio-only metronomes force a tradeoff: turn them up loud enough to hear over your instrument and they crowd out the music; turn them down and you lose the beat. Professional orchestras solved this decades ago with silent visual beat displays in the pit, but those systems cost thousands of dollars and need a technician. METRO X brings the same silent visual beat to your iPhone or iPad, with the patent-pending floating Orb sitting on top of your score so your eyes never have to leave the notes.

What the BEAT module does

  • 50–600 BPM range. Practice slow without losing accuracy, and crank it up for tempo studies. The audio engine is sample-locked so the click never drifts.
  • Complex time signatures. 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 7/8, 5/4, 12/8, and beyond. Build odd meters with custom subdivisions and per-beat accent patterns.
  • Subdivisions made obvious. Eighth notes, triplets, sixteenths, and dotted rhythms — each rendered as a clear visual pulse in the Orb.
  • Tap tempo. Tap four beats and the metronome locks in the BPM as your reference for the next phrase.
  • Patent-pending floating Orb. A silent visual beat that lives on top of your sheet music. Read the score and feel the pulse without splitting your focus.
  • Customizable click and visual. Pick a click sound that doesn't make your ears bleed, dial the Orb's color and intensity, save your favorite presets.

How to practice with the METRO X metronome

  1. Start slower than you think. Set the BPM 20–30% below the target tempo. Play the passage cleanly four times in a row before nudging the tempo up.
  2. Use subdivisions for tricky rhythms. Switch the metronome to subdivide eighths or triplets so every micro-beat is visible.
  3. Move to silent visual practice. Mute the click and use only the Orb. You'll discover whether you've actually internalized the beat.
  4. Step the tempo up in small increments. Add 4–8 BPM at a time. If you can't play it cleanly, drop back, repeat, and earn the next step up.

Related

Want to lock the metronome to every device in the room? Read about METRO X SYNC →

Want a sheet music reader with the metronome already on top of the score? See METRO X NOTE →

Get METRO X free on the App Store →