Leave a Review The Metronome by Soundbrenner
Do not buy this product!!!!!!
I have had my soundbrenner for about 4 weeks and it has already mysteriously died and not been able to be turned back on 4 times!!! Each time this happens I’m left with no watch for the day and frustrated! Just today I unplugged my watch and left for work and it DIED ON THE WAY IN with full battery! What good is a cool smart watch if you can’t trust it to not spontaneously die in you and leave you without that resource for the day! I also was told mine was made in their Chinese factory rather than the normal warehouse. I suspect this is the cause for the lack of quality. I asked for an explanation or a refund and have been ignored by the “support” team. Al in all this is a cool but cheaply made piece of crap.Show lessvictim of soundbrenner rip off
Terrible
This is just not a good metronome app at all. When I try and use the triplet subdivision on any tempo, it will be normal for a bit, but then it will become delayed by a single triplet partial, only to get back on track on a different beat, thus throwing me off completely. It’s not just the triplet subdivision either, it’s every one of them. It’s just an inconsistent met that sometime won’t even do what I’m telling it to do. If I want sixteenth note subdivision, it will stay normal for a bit, then it will just stop and go into some unidentifiable rhythm pattern, which from there I just have to close the app and reopen it. And it’s not like I have an outdated iPhone, I have an iPhone 8 with the latest IOS update. This app is just terrible, by far the worst on the App Store. If I could give it zero stars I would.Show lessn1ckyboy
Very good
As my son 9 years birthday present, loves it, could use for his piano and cello practicesukiewen
Developer Response
Thank you for the awesome support and appreciation. We're happy to hear that! 😊Close to a perfect metronome
I really love the features of this free metronome app. It provides 99% of my subdivision needs, many options for the sounds, and reliably stays on when I lock my phone or record a long video. However, there are a few minor issues that hold it back.
With subdivisions on there is a tendency for the downbeat click to move around, especially at higher tempos. This can be really frustrating when trying to work through a longer piece with a metronome, as I have to stop and regroup every time.
It's a minor issue, but I am often annoyed at how small the arrow buttons are for changing the tempo up or down one click. I use them a lot and almost every time I end up hitting the number itself and the keyboard pops up for me to type in the tempo, then I have to close it. The extra few seconds just to bump the tempo once really add up. I wish I could quickly tap the screen and reliably change the tempo without pausing to make sure I'm right in the tiny hitbox.
If these two problems were both fixed, this would be the best free metronome app available by far.Show lessC Stromwall
More bugs! No! - My fault!
Me - “Latest version just won’t connect Pulse with Bluetooth! Keeps telling me that Bluetooth is not available! When it is on and working! It used to work fine on my iPhone 6s. Is it the app, the Pulse, or, iOS 13.4? Whatever, it needs fixing quick!
Very irritating and disruptive to the creative process. The Pulse is back in it’s box, again! Please fix this! I have been using this app and my Pulse for a long time now and this is not good enough. Updates need more thorough testing before release.”
Rose at Soundbrenner - “... Also, please also enable Soundbrenner Bluetooth Access:
iPhone Settings --> Scroll down--> Soundbrenner --> Bluetooth -> Make sure it's enabled...”
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All that was needed! Despite my obvious stupidity, I use this app every day, not just for instrument practice, and will be using the Pulse itself a lot more, in the future.
Sorry for the lousy review.
Great app, great product, great support!
Thanks, Soundbrenner.Show lessCoffee shots
Developer Response
Thank you for the review. We're truly sorry to hear that you are having issues with the app. Can you please reach out to our team at support@soundbrenner.com with your phone specs? We'd like to investigate this issue.Best with the Soundbrenner core
I just had some sort of glitch with the new update where I needed a third party app after being stuck in recovery mode, for anyone who gets this problem immediately contact services, they got back to me within the next day, and boom problem solved. As a drummer this is pretty helpful with the wearables due to the practicality of them. I wear mine all day and don’t really have any problems with battery power at all. But amazing customer services are very helpful when needed.Show lessYeadude207
Great app and device!
I play multiple instruments and multiple styles of music. I love how versatile and easy to use the app and wearable devices are. Especially when playing different genres if music, it’s so helpful to have subdivision of beats, and customizable colors (and vibration strength) assigned to different beats within the measure. I own a Soundbrenner Pulse, which is great, and I can’t say enough good things about the new Core as well! The app is also easy to use and totally functional without the metronome watch, so it’s good even if you don’t own one yet (but trust me, you want to buy the wearable as well. It’s AWESOME!)
Keep up the great work, Soundbrenner! I’ve recommended your products to my friends in the past, and will continue to do so. Definitely a fan for life!Show lessmajikgal
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us 😍A Really Great Metronome
I use this app along with the Soundbrenner Pulse haptic (or vibrating) metronome. The so alone is easily my favorite metronome app but paired with the Pulse makes for an amazing tool for my own practice as well as for use on our worship team at our church...I feed everyone the sound of the click and I feel the click via the Pulse. Really helps my situation with severe tinnitus. I also use the two when I'm performing with Ableton Live, as Metronome supports Ableton Link, allowing me to have the Pulse perfectly in sync with Live.Show lessreidjazz
University Musician
I find that often use of the metronome betters a musicians skill to determine tempo for a given piece of music or composition and is a crucial and key element to any aspiring musician, however, this apps’ metronome seems to go back 1 beat when left on for long periods of time (I use the metronome often when practicing and I usually practice 2-3 hours/day). I set the tempo at 100 bpm with triplets every downbeat and after a minute or so, the downbeat for 1 moved over to the second triplet of the first beat triplet, and after another minute, the downbeat landed on the 3rd triplet of the first beats’ triplet.
Decent app if you’re in middle school, but if you’re in high-school thinking about majoring in any subfield of music or a musician yourself in college or university, I highly suggest you use another metronome. I know this is not crucial to the majority of the audience, but for professionally trained musicians it is easy for us to tell when the downbeat is off, and completely messes us up in our practice.Show lessthisnicknameislareadytacken
Developer Response
Thank you for taking out the time to share your honest feedback. We truly appreciate it. I have forward this to our Team for future reference.Soundbrenner App
Got to say, for me personally as a pro musician and tutor, this app, along with the Soundbrenner core Steel is fantastic.
Brilliant options with the watch with the tuner, decibel warning, and metronome system, makes it for me one of the best systems out there.
I originally bought the pulse, but upgraded to the core, definitely a must for any musician of any level. So easy to use and I recommend it to all y students to invest in one. (I’m not endorsed either, so this is unbiased)Show lessBeatbox74
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us 😍
