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Manual

Learn how to get the most out of Makonome

Basic Controls

The main screen shows a circular BPM dial. Drag around the dial to adjust tempo, or tap the center to type a specific BPM value.

  • BPM Range: 40 to 400 BPM
  • Tap Tempo: Tap the hand icon repeatedly to set tempo by feel
  • Play/Stop: The large green button starts and stops the metronome

Time Signatures & Subdivisions

Tap the music note icon to configure your time signature and subdivision.

  • Beats per bar: 1 to 16 beats
  • Subdivisions: Quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, or triplets

Beat Accents & Muting

Tap any beat indicator at the top to cycle through states:

  • Normal: Regular click sound
  • Accented: Louder, higher-pitched click (filled circle)
  • Muted: Silent beat (dashed circle)

Use this to create custom accent patterns or practice specific rhythmic figures.

Gap Trainer

The Gap Trainer helps you develop your internal sense of time by periodically muting the metronome.

Access it from the ⋯ menu and configure:

  • Normal bars: How many bars the metronome plays
  • Muted bars: How many bars of silence follow

The pattern repeats: play → silence → play → silence. Try to keep steady time during the silent sections!

Progressive Mode

Enable Progressive Mode to make the gaps automatically grow longer each cycle. Configure:

  • Add Bars: How many extra muted bars to add each cycle (1-4)
  • Max Muted: The maximum number of muted bars before the pattern resets

This gradually increases the challenge as you practice, helping you build confidence with longer silences.

Tempo Changer

Gradually increase tempo over time to push your limits progressively.

Access it from the ⋯ menu and configure:

  • BPM Increment: How much to increase (1-10 BPM)
  • Interval Mode: Increase every N bars, or every N seconds
  • Target BPM: Optionally set a maximum tempo to stop at

Great for building speed on exercises or working up to a target tempo.

Sounds & Settings

Customize your click sound in Settings:

  • Click sounds: Click, Clave, Woodblock, Cowbell
  • Pitch adjustment: Raise or lower the click pitch
  • Volume: Tap the speaker icon on the main screen
  • Haptic feedback: Feel the beat (experimental feature)

Practice Tracking

Makonome automatically logs your practice sessions. View your history in the Practice tab to see:

  • Total practice time
  • Session dates and durations
  • Tempo and settings used