Presto Metronome

Music compositions rely less and less on actual instruments, especially when using the right software and hardware components. However, the computer is also a powerful method of practice for newcomers, and one important thing which needs to be learned is keeping up with a tempo. This is exactly what Presto Metronome helps you accomplish through different tests and general functions.

The application is good to go from the moment download is done, thus saving you the time and effort required to go through a setup process. Due to its assembly and functionality method, it makes to changes to system registry entries in order to function, so you don’t have to worry about damaging the target system.

A rather simplistic, but highly intuitive window shows up on launch. All controls you need are in plain sight, so you can adjust the volume and tempo by dragging some sliders around. Several other attributes can be handled to provide visual support, place accent on custom notes, and manual configuration of the tempo through tapping.

The sound bank is grabbed from the Windows MIDI audio library. As such, paying a visit to the settings menu allows you to choose sound for clicking, the accent, and alerts, each with a customizable pitch level.

Apart from the plain metronome, the application also comes with a couple of training methods. On the one hand, the accelerando trainer lets you configure start and end tempo on a specific time duration to see if you can keep up. On the other hand, there’s the step trainer which is configured in a similar manner, but tempo change is done in steps. You can choose to stop the training when your goal is achieved.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Presto Metronome is not just a metronome you can use to guide you through jamming sessions, but also to learn how to keep up the pace when actually playing a song. It can be used on the go, while the variety of audio and behavior configuration options are sure to make it worth your while.