Slow metronoms

Michael Binder · #1 09-30-2011, 03:56 PM

Hi.
Does anyone know metronoms which are beating at 9 bpm???

Thanks, Michael.

GrowlerBox · #2 10-01-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Binder

Hi.
Does anyone know metronoms which are beating at 9 bpm???

Thanks, Michael.

The only ones I've seen that go below 30 bpm are software ones. Web Metronome (which also has downloadable versions) will go from 1 to 240 bpm.

Ed Fuqua · #3 10-04-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Binder

Hi.
Does anyone know metronoms which are beating at 9 bpm???

Thanks, Michael.

You know Shirley Horn is dead, right?

Jake deVilliers · #4 10-04-2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua

You know Shirley Horn is dead, right?

Shirley and Ray Charles both...

Ed Fuqua · #5 10-04-2011, 10:26 AM

I never really thought of Brother Ray doing those qnote= a fortnight tempos....

dperrott · #6 10-04-2011, 12:41 PM

If you have a mac the Ron Fleckner metronome is good. For iphone (ipod touch) the Visual Metronome by Muse is fantastic.

Jake deVilliers · #7 10-04-2011, 03:03 PM

I saw James Moody call Ray's chosen tempo 'funereal' on the TV once and thought it fit him pretty well. He does all his country stuff at well under half speed...

Muzoid · #8 10-04-2011, 03:11 PM

9bpm?

That's like over 6 1/2 seconds in between beats....if you can stay tight to that...I say

Good on ya man, that's awesome!

tito mangialajo · #9 10-04-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua

You know Shirley Horn is dead, right?

ah, ah, Ed, you're a genius. I can't stop laughing...
Best regards from Italy.

Subscript · #10 10-04-2011, 11:09 PM

Some of the really beefy, expensive metronomes targeted towards drummers might go that low. I did a jazz clinic a few years ago where the clinician showed us an exercise on his metronome where he set the bpm to something ridiculously low and used that as the down beat to every fourth or eighth measure.

bejoyous · #11 10-05-2011, 01:00 AM

OK, I'll ask it...So why do you want a metronome that only goes at 9 bpm?

Michael Binder · #12 10-05-2011, 02:11 AM

there is an article by gary karr in july 2010 issue of the strad magazine in which he talks about rhythm and the rhythmical feeling of the old masters like casals and kreisler. thats very interesting and so i want to try how they got is feeling.
its an experiment.
thanks for asking and responing, michael

Bruce Lindfield · #13 10-05-2011, 04:06 AM

"Estate" - amazing tune - at that tempo - just unbelievable!

**Chris Fitzgerald** · #14 10-05-2011, 05:35 AM

The Tempo app for iPhone/Pod/Pad costs $2 and does the slow tempos with subdivisions and more. I have it on my iPod, and it's fantastic. Here's a youtube demonstration vid.

gerry grable · #15 10-05-2011, 07:33 AM

Ed,
Ha, ha, ha. . .You made my day with that one.
How slow can you pedal a bike without falling over?
GG

Chris Symer · #16 10-05-2011, 10:23 AM

The jokes are good but I use really slow metronome practice quite a lot. I downloaded the free version of Easy Beats on my Ipad, it's very easy to use and the way it is laid out is fun to goof off with. There is a grid of four beats subdivided into sixteenth notes horizontally and a bunch of goofy drum sounds vertically, I only use the rim shot as I think it works the best for a metronome.
Setting the tempo at 15bpm and having clicks every sixteenth note gives you clicks at 60bpm, having those clicks be two and four (or one and three, if that's your thing) makes your tempo 120. After playing for a bit get rid of every other click (by touching them on the grid to delete them) and have clicks only once every bar. You can do that twice more and end up with a click once every eight bars while still playing 120bpm. The effective metronome marking is now 3.75bpm. You'll learn some things about your rythmic concept while trying to improvise over changes.
Now back to Shirly Horn jokes.............

petesenkowski · #17 10-05-2011, 04:42 PM

I've got a Boss Dr. Beat DB-60. It goes down to 30 bpm. I set the bpm to 36, set the time signature to 4/4, set the quarter note volume to zero, set the beat 1 accent to max volume: voila, 9 bpm.
Thanks,
Pete

(edit) Sorry Chris. I didn't read the second paragraph of your post. Same principle, different metronome.

robobass · #18 10-08-2011, 08:59 AM

There must be all kinds of old drum machines on Ebay which could be got for a buck + shipping and be programmed to do even 1bpm! Of course you might end up paying twenty bucks for the manual!

tstone · #19 10-08-2011, 11:06 AM

I can't imagine a circumstance where I would need a metronome beat that slow, but if I did, I would write a Finale file, voice it with an appropriate MIDI instrument, create an mp3 soundfile from the score, and upload it to an mp3 player. If you have the tools available, it's an approach you might consider.

LDNChatterBox · #20 10-25-2011, 09:32 AM

Yeah I've never had one that beats less than 30bpm.