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12/8 metronome

Drag the weight to change the tempo

quarter note = 120

Any tempo from 20 to 999.

Time signature
Subdivision
Sound

Timing check

Each click is booked on the audio clock a fraction of a second before it sounds. The margin is the closest call so far: while it stays above zero, no click has been late.

Clicks booked
0
Late
0
Skipped
0
Smallest margin
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Longest timer gap
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Wake-up timer
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Audio output
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How 12/8 works

Twelve eighth notes to a bar, in four groups of three: four big beats, each split into a triplet. It’s the rolling feel of slow blues, doo-wop and many soul ballads.

The metronome can click all twelve or just the four big beats: choose In 12 or In 4.

Tempos and time signatures

Lessons

Metronome Room is made by Daniel, aka WCHIWA, a producer and composer who teaches guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, music production and composition in London, Maidenhead and online.

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