Members Auggie Doggie Posted June 22, 2003 Members Posted June 22, 2003 For those of you who practice at your computer desk, or at least in close proximity, I made a midi file metronome that starts off slow and speeds up gradually. The whole thing lasts about 17 minutes, and using it, you don't have to stop playing to speed it up. It starts at 56 bpm and goes up to 240. Enjoy! (it's zipped.....I wish we could simply attach midi files as midi files...*cough* Scott get your ass in gear)
Members Bajazz Posted June 22, 2003 Members Posted June 22, 2003 I'll take that as a function request for the ultimate practice tool
Members davecon Posted June 23, 2003 Members Posted June 23, 2003 thanks , but I played with a few drummers that done that .........dont fancy hearing it again ...........best of luck.
Members Auggie Doggie Posted June 23, 2003 Author Members Posted June 23, 2003 Originally posted by davecon thanks , but I played with a few drummers that done that .........dont fancy hearing it again ...........best of luck. We've all dealt with drummers like that! :D Of course, that's not quite the purpose of this thing, but hey, I'm not forcing it on ya!
Members azzzy Posted June 24, 2003 Members Posted June 24, 2003 Great idea! One thing I would like to see (I think it would be more practical - from my personal practice experience) is if it started at 100 bpm, went to 240 bpm, but over the course of 30-40 minutes. Even better, if the beginning tempo, the ending tempo and the duration could be changed by the user.
Members Auggie Doggie Posted June 24, 2003 Author Members Posted June 24, 2003 Originally posted by azzzy Great idea! One thing I would like to see (I think it would be more practical - from my personal practice experience) is if it started at 100 bpm, went to 240 bpm, but over the course of 30-40 minutes. Even better, if the beginning tempo, the ending tempo and the duration could be changed by the user. Picky picky picky! :p Actually, I thought of many possibilities for this...and just chose one of them. Starting at 56 gives you a chance to warm up and start VERY slowly, and in many case, the player will never GET to 240. This way, you can really drill a phrase to terminal capacity in roughly 10-15 minutes. Any longer and most would burn out mentally from the excessive repetition (read: boredom).
Members azzzy Posted June 24, 2003 Members Posted June 24, 2003 Originally posted by Auggie Doggie Picky picky picky! :p Actually, I thought of many possibilities for this...and just chose one of them. Starting at 56 gives you a chance to warm up and start VERY slowly, and in many case, the player will never GET to 240. This way, you can really drill a phrase to terminal capacity in roughly 10-15 minutes. Any longer and most would burn out mentally from the excessive repetition (read: boredom). No, not picky! I really appreciate your effort. This was just a suggestion, if you ever feel like perfecting it. 56 bpm is way too slow for most - I personally fall asleep even at 80. As to the maximum tempo, 240 is not unrealistic. I just reached my personal record of 226 bpm! I am hoping it's not my limit. But it did take about 40 to 50 minutes from 100 bpm to get there. And excessive repetition is the key to consitancy.
Members Bajazz Posted June 25, 2003 Members Posted June 25, 2003 Originally posted by azzzy One thing I would like to see (I think it would be more practical - from my personal practice experience) is if it started at 100 bpm, went to 240 bpm, but over the course of 30-40 minutes. Even better, if the beginning tempo, the ending tempo and the duration could be changed by the user. All this is possible with the coming version of the Ultimate Practice Tool. Actually I'ts already implemented, just got some testing to do... From there, I think Presets will be next. If you have any wishes regarding this tool, just leave a post, and I will listen to you. I promise!
Members lexplexus Posted September 1, 2009 Members Posted September 1, 2009 I just spent the last 10 months or so developing The Accelerating Metronome because i was frustrated with having to adjust metronomes a million times per practice. It runs on Win XP or Win 2000. http://seanluciw.com/Accelerating_Metronome_Software.php There's a fully functioning trial (30-day) and a freeware version (less features).
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