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Complex desktop metronomes can be programmed to play/mute in any combination of numbers of measures (or time). Most metronomes can only be set to one X and one Y value. It is actually very useful to check if you are holding your tempo steady. You program the device to click for X number of measures and then go silent (mute) for Y number of measures. The name varies from metronome to metronome.

Go silent mode, practice mode, play/mute mode.

I find that reaching over and changing the speed manually does not require a great expenditure of energy on my part… The developers say these features are for warmup, cool down, building speed, or changing between fast/slow practice. The complex devices and desktop versions can also make the changes gradual over a specified time that you choose. Most make the tempo changes in stairstep fashion. Some phone app metronomes and desktop metronomes can be programmed to gradually increase their speeds, either by specific numbers of beats or by ratios over a set period of time. This can be helpful if you’re having difficulty feeling the subdivisions within a meter or beat. On others you can choose to have certain beats accented or played with a different sound. Many metronomes have the same click for every beat. Most handheld metronomes only have a choice of one or two sounds.

Some have a huge variety from which to choose. They usually give you options of click sounds from which to choose.

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That is one good thing about a lot of software and phone app metronomes. After rummaging through my collection of metronomes I have accumulated over the years, I finally found one she found agreeable. She refused to use one of my metronomes in her piano practice because she could not stand the sound of the click. Some people are sensitive (my wife for instance) to the tone of the click. ( My online metronome on does have a volume control). Phone app metronomes of course can be controlled by the volume control of the phone, but some have independent controls as well. Some hand-held metronomes have a volume control. ( My online metronome on has a range of 15-480). But one can find digital metronomes with ranges that begin at 1 bpm and go into the 1000's bpm. The standard bpm range of metronomes is 40-208 bpm. Some guitarists prefer the 1 bpm increments so that at high speeds they can increase the setting by 5's or less instead of being stuck with having to skip by 8's in the 144-208 range. ( My online metronome on has single-digit increments). Some can be set in even finer increments with decimal entry. Many digital metronomes can be set in increments of 1 bpm.

From 144-208 each notch increases by 8 bpm.

From 120-144 each notch increases by 6 bpm.

From 72-120 each notch increases by 4 bpm.

From 60-72 each notch increases by 3 bpm.

From 40-60 each notch increases by 2 bpm (beats per minute).

Traditional metronomes and even many digital metronomes are marked with increases of approximately 5% for each notch or setting.

Which one fits the music the best may change from one section of the piece to another, and it's good to train yourself to be able to make the change without changing the metronome marking.For those who don't keep up with the latest technological advances of metronome science, here is a brief rundown of what features are now available and the different types of metronomes. As you are playing, it may sometimes feel like two groups of three beats in a measure, and sometimes like two beats per measure. What's special about a 6/8 meter: There is an inherent ambiguity - shall I think of this, or conduct this, with six beats in the measure, or with two beats in the measure? I think it's best to be flexible about this, and realize that there is a duality. (Actually, if the tempo is super, super fast, a conductor might just give one beat per measure!) In general, in a 6/8 meter, you can either think of the eighth notes as the beat, in which case there will be six of them in a measure or you can think of the dotted quarter as the beat, in which case there will be two of them in the measure. I just want to add, in case this wasn't clear to you: The two existing answers are correct and helpful.

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