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Metronome

also called “click”also called “click track”
The short version

A device that clicks at a steady tempo so you can play in time.

A little more

Set a BPM, hit start, and it clicks once per beat — usually with a louder click on beat one so you know where the bar starts.

Try it
Metronome

Set a tempo, hit start, and play along.

96BPM
Why you'd carePlaying with a click exposes rushing and dragging immediately. It's the fastest way to build a reliable internal clock.
Where you'll see this in BDT
Keep the Beat →Fix the Beat →
Learn next
BPM (Beats Per Minute)How fast the music is going, measured in beats per minute.TempoHow fast or slow the music is moving.QuantizationSnapping notes onto the timing grid so they're perfectly in time.

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