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ZOMG. The Metronome in OnSong. It's Like a Robot Beating You into Submission.

The metronome in OnSong is basically your personal tiny conductor that won't shut up. It lets you hear the beat, see the beat, and slowly lose your mind to the beat. This screen shows all the nerdy knobs you can twist to make it slightly less annoying.

The Clicky-Clicky Thing

Buckle up, peeps. Here's where you fine-tune your audio torture, haptic buzz-buzz action, & visual strobing goodness.

Srsly, the Sound Stuff

Make the metronome sound less like a robot & more like... still a robot, but maybe your robot. Adjust all the audio thingies you probably don't understand here.

The Vibes (iPhone Only, Sorry Android Fam)

Got an iPhone? Congrats, your phone can literally buzz at you with rhythm. That's what we call progress, y'all.

The Blinky Light Show

When you're too embarrassed to play audible clicks (we get it, your bandmates hate you), make the screen flash instead. Problem solved! Well, not really.

How It Acts (Spoiler: Annoying)

This is where you tell the metronome to stop being so clingy.

Count In

ZOMG, the metronome can flash a countdown before it starts annoying you! Revolutionary. Pick 1-8 measures of blessed silence before the torture begins. Default? Off. You're welcome.

Stop Metronome

Because even the best things eventually need to shut up. Your audio & visual metronome can auto-stop after X measures, or when you bail to another song. Choices:

Never — Yeah, that's the default. Your metronome is basically a needy ex. It keeps playing forever, changing tempos & time signatures like it owns the place, even when you switch songs. Cool, cool, cool.
After 1-8 measures — The metronome gets the hint & stops after a set number of measures. Thank goodness.
When song changes — Click another tune? Metronome immediately ghosts you. Respect.

Use Temporary Tempo Changes

Wanna mess with the tempo using actions? Sure, why not. Normally those changes get saved to your song like a permanent tattoo. But flip this switch & your tempo tweaks vanish like they never happened. Your song stays pristine & unbothered. You're welcome.

BPM Stuff (Beats Per… Something?)

Boring constraints for the metronome & tempo. Snooze city. But you gotta set 'em.

Default BPM

When OnSong is like "Uh, what tempo tho?" this number saves the day. It's 96 BPM. Revolutionary? No. Necessary? Apparently.

Minimum BPM

The slowest you're allowed to go without the app staging an intervention. Floor is 40 BPM. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Maximum BPM

The fastest tempo before your phone catches fire. Ceiling is 200 BPM. Live dangerously.

Quantize BPM

Wanna set the BPM at weird intervals? Of course you do. Pick your poison:

Whole Beat — Just boring old whole numbers like 120. Yawn. That's the default.
Half Beat — Get spicy. Try 120.5 if you're feelin' yourself.
Quarter Beat — For the true chaos gremlins. 120.25? 120.75? Go wild, bestie.

Rhythm (AKA: The Click That Won't Leave You Alone)

Here's where you decide which beats get to be loud jerks.

Primary Beat

The downbeat. The boss. The bully. You can make it stressed (default, like it's mad), non-stressed (chill vibes), or silent (blessed peace).

Secondary Beat

Usually beat three in a four-beat measure. It's trying its best. Play it stressed, non-stressed (default, it deserves a break), or silent.

Other Beats

Beats two & four, the sidekicks. Same choices: stressed, non-stressed (default, poor things), or silent.

Play Compound Beats

Time signatures like 6/8, 9/8, & 12/8 can be played with three eighth notes per dotted quarter note. Or you can turn this off & pretend they're simple beats. (They're not, but whatever makes you sleep at night.)

Swing

Adjusts where the offset swing beat lands when you pick a swing subdivision. Fancy, fancy.

OnSong 2026 — Last Refreshed July 27, 2023