"I've been using your Accelerating Metronome to practice the drums for about a year now, and it's the most helpful practice tool I've used in ten years of playing."
—Francisco C.
"Awesome. Tempo changes can really ground the conscious mind in a greater depth of concentration."
—Anthony M.
"Very useful tool."
—David C.
"I like The Accelerating Metronome a lot, it worked really well."
—Bryce E. B.
Music Software
The Accelerating Metronome
Software for the practicing musician
Download The Accelerating Metronome v1.9.1 FULL version
The Accelerating Metronome Full Version is now FREEware!
Click here to download the Accelerating Metronome v1.9.1 FULL version.
Latest version 1.9.1 now supports Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP
I have not maintained this old software over recent years (since 2010). I hope it works for you and I gratefully welcome any feedback!
As a side note, I am developing a hardware version of The Accelerating Metronome. A prototype exists and you can watch it on YouTube.
The Accelerating Metronome alleviates the tedium of having to manually adjust the tempo setting while practicing to a metronome. The user specifies the Start Tempo and the End Tempo, and the Duration of the acceleration period. The Accelerating Metronome smoothly and automatically changes tempo according to the user’s input. The on-screen controls are very simple to use; most functions can also be triggered by the keys on your computer keyboard (hotkeys). The metronome can also provide a constant tempo, like a traditional metronome.
Features:
- tempo range from 40bpm to 400bpm
- acceleration duration range from 1 minute to 60 minutes
- 4 selectable beep tones
- “reverse” button to switch acceleration direction
- “hotkey” control (from computer keyboard) for most functions including TAP TEMPO
- on-screen help for hotkeys
- “pause” button to take a break partway through practice session
- “pause tempo” button to temporarily freeze acceleration
- save and load settings in user-specified files
- most recently used settings are automatically saved and reloaded on next program startup
- 4 switchable background colours (black, red, yellow, white)
- constant tempo mode
- volume control
The Accelerating Metronome
System Requirements:
- Processor: Pentium III/AMD with SSE support
- Speed: 1200 MHz
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Operating system: Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP / ??? (not tested recently, try your luck)
The FREEWARE Version of The Accelerating Metronome
Latest version 1.9.1 now supports Windows 7/Vista/2000/XP
Guess what, though? The full version is now FREEware (at the top of the page) so you might as well download that one instead.
I have not maintained this old software over recent years (since 2010). I hope it works for you and I gratefully welcome any feedback!
As a side note, I am developing a hardware version of The Accelerating Metronome. A prototype exists and you can watch it on YouTube.
The Accelerating Metronome FREE v1.9.1 lacks some of the fancy functions of the full version:
- no hotkeys
- no reverse tempo button
- only one background colour
- only one beep tone
- no save and load
- no automatic save
- DOWNLOAD The Accelerating Metronome FREE v 1.9.1
AcceleratingMetronome_FREEv1.9.1_Setup.zip (4,121 kB)
The Accelerating Metronome USER'S GUIDE
The User's Guide is automatically installed along with any version (FULL, TRIAL, or FREE) of the Accelerating Metronome; however, you may also download the User's Guide separately.
DOWNLOAD User’s Guide (760 kB)