Metronomes! Help needed

[Mr pickelz]

Howdy all

I wanted to know if you guys know of any good analogue metronomes that are reliable and can be changed to different time signatures, I know of a few digital ones but can analogue ones do that? If so could you get back to me with brand names and makes?

Cheers

 

[Tituscrow]

By analogue, I take it you mean mechanical? The sliding position of the counterweight up and down the pendulum gives you your variation. As for precise quantification, I know some more expensive models have a time scale on the upright. Other than that, it's mostly guesswork or keep making minute adjustments until you get what feels right.

Not a metronome expert so all of
the above could be complete balderdash.

What's wrong with a digital model?

 

[singlemalt]

Boss Dr Beat, DB-88.

That's about as flexible as it gets.

 

[ggunn]

Howdy all

I wanted to know if you guys know of any good analogue metronomes that are reliable and can be changed to different time signatures, I know of a few digital ones but can analogue ones do that? If so could you get back to me with brand names and makes?

Cheers

What's an analog metronome and why would you want one? Is it "warmer"?

 

[Ed Fuqua]

I think he means "mechanical". You might want to look at something called a "trinome", it's still electrical but it's mechanical, not digital.

 

[Dave W]

Wittner makes excellent mechanical metronomes, and they have a few models that have a bell option that you can adjust so it goes every 1-6 (or 8...I don't remember) beats.

I've had one for a long time.