{"id":165,"date":"2026-10-14T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:26:14","slug":"metronome-first-beat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/metronome-first-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Metronome and first beat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keep time while you loop, and line the beat grid up with the music.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mark the <strong>first beat<\/strong> so the metronome and song structure line up with the track.<\/li>\n\n<li>Turn on the <strong>metronome<\/strong> to keep steady time while you practice a loop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>Bluetooth headphones<\/strong> the flash can land after the click. Open the metronome&#8217;s settings, tap <strong>Fine-tune\u2026<\/strong>, start the metronome and nudge the value until the circle flashes exactly on the click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Get the <strong>first beat<\/strong> right before you build loops \u2014 it&#8217;s what makes the metronome, tempo, and detected structure all line up with the music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Practicing against a <strong>click<\/strong> exposes rushing and dragging that you won&#8217;t notice when you play along with the recording.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27be8982 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> On an <strong>Apple Watch<\/strong> you can start the metronome and set the tempo with the Digital Crown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/\">\u2190 All User Guide topics<\/a> \u00b7 Previous: <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/change-pitch-key\/\">Change a song&#x27;s pitch or key<\/a> \u00b7 Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/musiclooper.com\/index.php\/guide\/separate-vocals-instruments\/\">Separate vocals and instruments (Mixer)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/music-looper-for-musicians\/id1189818821\">Download Music Looper on the App Store<\/a> \u2013 for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep time while you loop, and line the beat grid up with the music. 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