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Steinway Metronome

6/24/2014

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Format: iOS and Android

Pricing - Free

Description: Metronome app designed to beat simple meters and complex meters with audio and visual aids.

Features: 
  • Simple and compound time signatures
  • Tap to find the tempo
  • Flashing tempo
  • Scrolling beat pulse visual


My Experience: Just plain bad. I downloaded this in a pinch when I didn't have my metronome when filling in for private lessons. One main issue which is why this is a flop...the timing is not accurate. If it is one thing that a metronome should do it should be to keep consistent time. I experienced both skips in beat and shifts in beat. Even the beginning clarinet player that I was teaching noticed. 


Pros
  • Multiple time signatures
  • Tap to find tempo
  • User interface not terrible

Cons 
  • Does not beat a consistent tempo


Final Thoughts:  One would think that such a household music name such ads Steinway and Sons would put in the time to make sure a music app with their name on it worked, but I said it before and I'll say it again if it is one thing that a metronome must do it is to beat a consistent tempo and beat it reliably. Avoid this app and save your sanity. This post may seem short and it was meant to be more of a warning. One would hope that they would fix the bugs in the app, but do yourself a favor and just invest in a good metronome. Convinience is one thing, but having a quality teaching tool is another. You wouldn't replace a 9 foot concert grand piano with a one octave midi keyboard would you? 

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