My friend Roman here in Victoria, BC, Canada created a cool app for musicians: Say Metronome is a metronome and tuner app built around hands-free voice control. The idea is simple: keep the musician playing while the app handles all the adjustments. You can adjust the tempo, change a time signature, or setup a gradual speed increase without breaking connection with your instrument. Here’s a promo word from the app:
Say Metronome is a one-of-a-kind AI voice-controlled metronome: start, stop, change tempo, build sequences, choose your command language, and let the tuner appear automatically when the mic hears a steady note and the click is stopped.
Quick Summary: Say Metronome is an innovative app with hands-free control of a vast array of flexible options. Whether you are shouting out tempo changes, setting up more complex changes from measure to measure, or noticing that your out of tune, Say Metronome is there to help.
Get the free version of the app via Say Metronome , Android, Apple iOS with paid extra options also available.
Options at a Glance
- Voice-controlled metronome commands
- Tempo sequences and tempo ramps
- Manual controls for conventional use
- Built-in chromatic tuner
- Support for common meters, accented beats, no-accent clicks, and layered metronomes
- Beat feedback through sound, screen flash, and haptics
- Recent setups saved for quick recall
- English plus 29 additional languages
- Available for iPhone and Android
- Free download with in-app purchases available
Metronome Options
Say Metronome offers more than a basic fixed-tempo click. Its options include:
- Set a specific tempo.
- Start and stop the beat.
- Increase or decrease tempo by voice.
- Switch time signatures.
- Use common meters.
- Select no-accent clicks.
- Use layered metronomes.
- Choose beat feedback through sound, flash, or haptic vibration.
- Save recent metronome settings for quick reuse.
Tempo Sequences and Gradual Changes
The app allows you to create sequences involving multiple tempos, durations, and measure counts. It also offers tempo ramps based on either time (minutes) or by number of measures.
Built-In Tuner
It also includes a tuner that displays the detected note and indicates whether the pitch is sharp, flat, or in tune. It appears automatically when the microphone is active, the metronome is stopped, and the app hears a sustained note.
Voice Command Accuracy
I found basic entries of tempos and time signatures worked very well. I just say “metronome” and state the tempo and time signature and it begins with good accuracy. More complex sequences are a bit hit and miss depending on how you word it but with further use you do slowly learn how to phrase the sentence to make it clear to the AI.
Final Thoughts
Say Metronome has a clear musical purpose: reduce the little interruptions that break concentration during practice. For classical guitarists, the strongest attraction is likely the combination of hands-free adjustment and structured tempo practice.
Get the free version of the app via Say Metronome , Android, Apple iOS with paid extra options also available.
