STEP METRONOME / USER GUIDE

Manual

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Bottom Bar

Switch between four screens

Step ModePreset ModeTraining ModeSettings Bottom Bar

1 Step Mode: Create and edit rhythm patterns. Set the time signature, sound, note positions, volume, and more.
2 Preset Mode: Recall, save, manage, and share presets, or export WAV/MIDI files.
3 Training Mode: Set up practice with stepped tempo changes, tempo changes over time, or random muting.
4 Settings: Adjust app-wide settings, including pinned controls, colors, and Count In.

BPM / Beat

Tempo, playback, and time signature

BPM / Transport

1 BPM: Displays the BPM. Enter a value directly, or press and hold, then swipe for quick adjustment.
2 + / −: Adjust the BPM with +/−.
3 TAP: Tap at regular intervals to set the BPM.
4 Play / Stop: Start or stop playback. Shows the remaining count during Count In.
5 C / Count In: Set the Count In to 1, 2, 3, or 4 bars.
6 Beat Unit: Choose the number of Steps per beat (1/2/3/4/5/6 steps).
For example, to count in groups of ♪ × 3 in 6/8, set Beat Unit to ♪ 2 steps.

7 View / Edit: Edit: the normal editing screen
View: shows the Steps for A/B/C together
8 Reset All: Reset everything. You can also save the Reset All state as a preset (Save As → Category: choose Reset All).
9 Beat LED: Shows the beat timing. Lights up at the ▼ (downbeat) markers.

Beat / Master Volume

Time signature and overall volume

1 Beats per Bar: Set the number of beats per bar from 4–32. Adjust with +/−.
2 Note Value: Set the note value that defines the beat (the denominator). 2 = half note, 4 = quarter note, 8 = eighth note, 16 = sixteenth note. Adjust with +/−.
3 Master Volume: Adjust the overall volume with the slider. Double-tap the knob to set the volume to 80%.
4 M / Mute: Mute or unmute all sound.

The time signature and the number of Steps in Beat Unit are separate settings.

Step Mode

Edit note positions and dynamics

Step Mode

1 Metronome A / B / C: Turn Metronome A/B/C on or off.Playback of B/C requires PRO.
2 Reset A / B / C: Return the settings for Metronome A/B/C to the Reset state. You can save the Reset state as a user preset.
3 Sound / Settings: Open detailed settings for subdivision, sound, accent, and metronome volume.
4 Swing: Adjust from 50–75% in 1% increments. 50% is straight; around 66% corresponds to triplets. Double-tap the knob to set Swing to 66%.
5 Clear ×: Tap to clear the current pattern.
Press and hold to reset the Step cells’ Velocity to 10.
6 Step Group: Use the numbers to control Steps by beat group.
Press and hold, then drag up or down to change the entire group’s Velocity.
7 Bar + / −: Change the number of bars. Press and hold + to copy the pattern in Bar 1.
8 Marker ▼: Downbeat marker. Double-tap to add or remove it.
9 Step Cell: Tap to turn a note on or off.
Press and hold, then drag up or down to change Velocity (strength). Drag sideways to turn multiple Steps on or off (Step Paint).

Sound / Settings

Subdivision, sound, accent, and volume

1 Subdivision: Choose this metronome’s subdivision. 8th = eighth notes, 3-let = triplets, 16th = sixteenth notes, 6-let = sextuplets.
2 Voice: Choose this metronome’s sound: Voice A/B/C clicks, Kick, Snare, or Hi-Hat.
3 Accent: Choose how accents are applied.
Bar + Beat: accent the start of each bar and the ▼ markers
Beat: ▼ markers
Off: no accents.
4 Volume: Adjust this metronome’s volume to balance A/B/C. Double-tap the knob to set the volume to 100%.
5 M / Mute: Mute or unmute only this metronome while keeping its volume setting.

Preset Mode

Recall, save, and share

Preset Library / Manage

Save, rename, and reorder

1 Current Settings: Automatically saves performance settings edited without selecting a preset. Even after loading another preset, select Current Settings to recall the last retained settings. They are kept when you restart the app. To keep them as a user preset, recall Current Settings, then save with Save As.Note: Changes made while a preset is selected (marked with *) are not saved to Current Settings. Use Save or Save As to keep those changes.
2 Factory Presets: Show the built-in presets.
3 User Presets: Show the presets you have saved.
4 Category: Tap a category name to expand or collapse its list.
5 CURRENT: Indicates the preset currently loaded.
An asterisk (*) appears at the start if it has been changed from its saved state.
6 ↕: Change the order of presets or categories.
Drag up or down to move an item to the position you want.
7 Edit: Rename or delete presets and categories, and more.
8 Save: Overwrite the selected user preset with the current settings.
9 Save As: Name the current settings and save them as a new user preset. A number is added automatically to avoid duplicate names. You can change the name freely.
10 Manage: Turn management mode for renaming, deleting, and reordering user presets on or off. Turning it on automatically switches to the User Presets list.Note: Management mode is for User Presets only. Factory Presets cannot be edited.
11 Import / Export: Open the menu for importing/exporting presets and exporting WAV/MIDI files.

Save features marked PRO require PRO.

Import / Export / LibraryPattern sharing, WAV/MIDI, and backups

1 Import Preset: Load a compatible preset JSON file into User Presets. Use this to import shared presets or restore a backup.
2 Preset Export: Select presets or categories and export them as a JSON file to share with other Step Metronome users.
3 WAV Export: Export a rhythm pattern as a WAV audio file (44.1 kHz / 16-bit PCM / mono), mixing A/B/C together.
4 MIDI Export: Export a rhythm pattern as MIDI performance data (SMF Type 1 / 480 PPQ). Tempo/time signature information and the performances of A/B/C are saved to separate tracks.
5 Back Up User Presets: Back up all user presets, including categories and their order, to a JSON file. Restore it using Import Preset.
6 Clear All User Presets: Delete all user presets and user categories. Factory Presets and Current Settings are kept. Back up any presets you need first.

ImportImport preset JSON files

1 File: Select the preset JSON file to import.
2 Pack: Shows the type of data in the file. Full Preset Library Backup is a library backup; Selected Presets contains selected preset data.
3 Categories: Shows the number of categories in the file.
4 Presets: Shows the number of presets in the file.
5 Duplicates: Shows how many items are identified as duplicates of existing presets.
6 Import Mode: Choose how to import.
Add Presets: import into the existing library. Specify how duplicates are handled in the settings below.
Replace All: replace the current user presets and user categories with the file’s contents.
7 Category Conflicts: Choose how to handle categories with the same name.
Merge: combine with the existing category of the same name.
Create New: add as a separate category.
8 Conflicting Categories: Lists categories whose names duplicate existing categories.
9 Duplicates: Choose how to handle duplicate presets.
Keep Both: keep the existing preset and also add the imported one.
Replace Existing: replace the existing preset with the imported content.
Skip Duplicates: do not import duplicates; keep the existing presets.
10 Import: Import using the selected settings.
Note: Replace All is available only for Full Preset Library Backup. A confirmation appears before proceeding. Factory Presets are not replaced.

Preset ExportSelect and export patterns to share

1 All Preset: Select or deselect all presets for export.
2 Current Settings: Current Settings cannot be selected in Preset Export. To export Current Settings, save them as a preset first.
3 Category: Tap a category name to expand or collapse its list.
4 Category Checkbox: Select or deselect all presets in the category for export.
5 Preset Checkbox: Select or deselect an individual preset for export.
6 Export: Export the selected categories and presets to a JSON file.

WAV ExportTurn a rhythm into an audio file

1 Target: Shows the pattern to export.
2 Bars: Set the export length from 1–64 bars. Use +/−, or tap the number to enter a value directly.
3 Export WAV: Repeat the target pattern for the specified number of bars and export it as a WAV file, mixing A/B/C together.
Format: 44.1 kHz / 16-bit PCM / mono.
Count In is not included.

MIDI ExportTurn a rhythm into a MIDI file

1 Target: Shows the pattern to export.
2 Bars: Set the export length from 1–64 bars. Use +/−, or tap the number to enter a value directly.
3 Export MIDI: Repeat the target pattern for the specified number of bars and export it as a MIDI file.
Format: SMF Type 1 / 480 PPQ / 4 tracks.
The tempo/time signature information and the performances of Metronome A/B/C are saved to separate tracks. Count In is not included.

MIDI note numbers depend on the sound selected for each metronome.
• Kick: 36
• Snare: 38
• Hi-Hat: 42
• Voice A: 76
• Voice B: 77
• Voice C: 78
All notes are output on MIDI channel 10.

Training ModePRO

Practice with tempo changes and muting

Change the tempo with Step Up, Step Down, or Sweep. Practice keeping time with Random Mute. Running Training requires PRO.

Training OverviewChoose a mode, start, and pause

1 STEP: Choose practice that raises or lowers the tempo in steps after a specified number of bars.
2 SWEEP: Choose practice that gradually raises or lowers the tempo over a specified duration.
3 RANDOM MUTE: Choose practice that randomly mutes the click to help you keep time when no sound is playing.

Choose a mode and configure it, turn Mode on, then press Play to start. After pausing, use Resume to continue. Turning Mode off ends the exercise and resets progress. Normal BPM controls and some editing operations are restricted while Training is running.

Step Up / Step DownRaise or lower the tempo every set number of bars

1 Mode ON / OFF: Enable or disable the mode. Turn it on and press Play to start. Turning it off ends the exercise and resets progress.
2 Remaining / BPM / Bar: Shows the remaining practice time, current BPM, and current bar / total bars.
3 Start BPM: Set the starting tempo.
4 End BPM: Set the target tempo. Higher than Start BPM gives Step Up; lower gives Step Down.
5 Bars Interval: Set the number of bars to play at each tempo. After those bars, the tempo changes at the start of the next bar.
6 BPM Step: Set the BPM change per step. The final change is adjusted so it does not go beyond End BPM.
7 Alert Sound: Turn the notification sound at tempo changes on or off.
8 Count In Each Step: Turn Count In at each tempo change on or off. It plays at the new BPM. Set the Count In length using C on the Play button.

The exercise ends automatically after playing Bars Interval bars at End BPM too. If Start BPM and End BPM are the same, it continues at the same tempo.
If Count In is 0 Bars, no Count In plays even when Count In Each Step is on. During Count In, the practice bar count and remaining time do not advance.
Example shown: 90→160 BPM, +7 BPM every 2 bars. It also plays 2 bars at 160 BPM, ending after 22 bars in total.

SweepChange the tempo continuously over a set duration

1 Mode ON / OFF: Enable or disable the mode. Turn it on and press Play to start. Turning it off ends the exercise and resets progress.
2 Remaining / BPM: Shows the remaining practice time and current BPM.
3 Start BPM: Set the starting tempo.
4 End BPM: Set the target tempo. The tempo gradually rises if this is higher than Start BPM, or falls if lower.
5 Hours: Set the hours for the transition from Start BPM to End BPM.
6 Minutes: Set the minutes for the transition from Start BPM to End BPM.
7 Seconds: Set the seconds for the transition from Start BPM to End BPM.

Random MuteKeep time when the click is silent

1 Mode ON / OFF: Enable or disable the mode. Turn it on and press Play to start. Turning it off ends the exercise and resets elapsed time.
2 Elapsed: Shows elapsed practice time, excluding Count In. It does not advance while paused.
3 Mute LED: When on, turns off the downbeat LED beside BPM throughout Random Mute, including while sound is playing, so you can practice keeping time without visual cues.
4 Max Interval: Set the maximum consecutive mute length in quarter notes. After this limit is reached, the next eligible interval will not be muted.
5 Mute Rate: Set the probability of muting each eligible quarter-note interval. This differs from the actual proportion of time that is silent.
6 Target Metronomes: Choose which of A/B/C to mute. Selected metronomes share the same mute decisions; unselected metronomes play normally.
7 End Condition: Choose when the exercise ends.
No Limit: no automatic end.
Timer: end after a specified time.
Bars: end after a specified number of bars.
8 Hours: Set the hours of practice time for Timer.
9 Minutes: Set the minutes of practice time for Timer.
10 Seconds: Set the seconds of practice time for Timer.

Note: Max Interval counts only quarter-note intervals containing notes in the target metronomes. It does not add notes to intervals that are already rests.

Settings

Display, colors, and Count In

GeneralBPM controls, preset loading, and auto-lock

1 Keep BPM Controls On Top: Pin the BPM, TAP, and playback/stop controls to the top of the screen.
2 Keep Current BPM On Preset Load: Keep the current BPM when loading a preset. When off, load the BPM saved in the preset.Note: A confirmation appears if the Beat Unit differs.
Continue: load the preset’s Beat Unit and BPM.
Cancel: cancel loading.
3 Prevent Auto-Lock: Prevent the screen from locking automatically while the app is visible and playing. Normal auto-lock settings apply when stopped, paused, or in the background.

ColorSound and interface colors

1 Voice Colors: Choose the display color for each sound: Voice A/B/C, Kick, Snare, and Hi-Hat.
2 Interface Colors: Open color settings for each screen and control area.
3 Beat: Choose the color for the time signature / Master Volume area.
4 BPM: Choose the color for the BPM / playback area.
5 Preset Library: Choose the base color for the preset library. This also applies to Factory Presets categories. Custom colors assigned to user categories are kept.
6 Training: Choose the color for the Training screen.
7 Bottom Bar: Choose the color for the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
8 Reset Colors: Restore Voice Colors and Interface Colors to their defaults. Custom colors assigned to user categories are not changed.

Choose from six colors. Follow Metronome A links the color to the sound currently used by Metronome A.

Count InCount In sound and volume

1 Count In Sound: Choose the sound for the Count In before playback. Follow Metronome A uses the sound currently selected for Metronome A.
2 Count In Volume: Adjust Count In volume from 0–100%. This is independent of Metronome A’s volume and Mute, but is affected by Master Volume / Mute.

Set the Count In length using C at the lower right of the Play button. Sound and volume are saved separately from presets. Even after Training is turned on, changes made before starting apply to the next Start.