BOSS Dr. Beat Portable Metronome (DB-30), Black

Works good. Smaller than I expected.

Some reviews that I read before buying the DB-30 questioned longevity of the battery. Today is my first battery change after two and a half months of daily usage. The battery didn't die, per se; the metronome just started responding oddly to some input. A new battery fixed that. Longer battery life is always a plus, but I am fully satisfied with that of the DB-30. I also like the metronome very much because of its size, ease of use and overall quality.

Great value for the price. Has all the basic features you might need, like volume control, and earbud output. Maybe not quite as easy to change the settings as the DB 90, and you can’t pick different tick sounds, but works perfectly well for a small metronome, portable, great for beginners or intermediate.

I admit I purchased this metronome based on a review left about the product on AMazon. Maybe it's not as loud as I had hoped- certainly not loud enough for all band members in a 20 x 20 room to hear. If it had perhaps 20 db more volume it would be perfect for me. It's my mistake bc I should have looked at it's size (compact and easy to carry as a plus) but the speaker, based on it's size and battery power, would not have had the volume I would like. I'm also something like 143 years old so that might contribute, however, I do not wear hearing aids to hear my wife yell at me, so I guess it's a balance of personal preference and . I suppose you could mic it...

This metronome is easy to use, has a clip for your shirt pocket or belt and easy to use with headphones. It has just the right amount of features you need.

This is an entirely competent metronome. You can easily adjust the tempo, change how many beats, which beats are sounded, and choose more complex rhythm combinations(e.g., 6-7, or 4-3 time). That's all good, and it's really easy to do. It also has a rotary volume control and it can get about as loud as my cell phone's low battery warning. It only emits one sound, an uninspiring chirp which is slightly higher in tone on the first beat of the measure. It sounds like you flashed back to the 80s and someone is playing pong. Some people might find it annoying, but you'll probably get used to it. There's a handy clip on the back. It will also play continuous computerish reference tones at different note values, if that's of use to you. Finally, the very useful display makes all the functions pretty intuitive and has a good pendulum and flashing LEDs that help visualize the tempo. There is also a mini stereo jack for use with standard headphones. That's where it's horrible. When using the built-in speaker, the volume control is gradual, as expected. When using the headphone jack the volume control isn't gradual - it really jumps up extremely quickly. Without headphones, you'd probably have the volume around 70% or so. However, with the headphones in, anything below 10% isn't really audible and anything above around 15% will be like an ice pick piercing your ear. So, if you go between built-in speaker and headphones (I do, depending on the time of day), you will eventually blow your ears out with this when you forget to turn it down. To make matters worse, sure you can find that sweet headphone volume spot of between 10-15%, but the sound through the jack is absolutely horrible and distorted. What is a pure chirp from the built-in speaker is pretty muddled/distorted in headphones. What a waste that Boss went cheap and careless on that function. I use this for drumming, so that may explain my use scenarios. If you don't use this with headphones, you will probably be very satisfied and it's a good value in its price range. However, because the headphone volume problem is significant, I docked it two stars since it's a one star product in that regard.

I have tried different metronomes before, but none of them as convenient as this one. Traditional is fragile and bulky, digital gave me terribly sharp and loud, disturbing sound, I did not like metronomes until I got this one, now I am happy to exercise using this metronome, it is so light, handy, does not take much place, easy to use, gives very soft and easy adjustable sound, so people in next room are not disturbed with my workouts and it is pretty advanced device, it gives different rhythmic patterns, it uses lights indicating strong beat and arrow on monitor, so it may be used even without sound, good range of tempos, can be used as tuner ant has more functions, which I do not even use. It has small size, so it can be always with me and I really love this metronome.

good product

BOSSのメトロノームはDB-60、DB-90も持っていますが、用途別としてDB-30を買いました。 決め手は中抜き3連符の出来ることです。 テンポは上限250まで刻めますが、中抜き3連符を聴くならば300くらいまで欲しかった とは言いつつも、16の裏打ちなど、様々な機能がこのサイズとこのお値段は素晴らしい製品だと思います。 操作も直感的に利用することができ、操作しやすいです。 ボリュームも十分にあり、ヘッドフォンを利用しながらドラムを叩いても埋もれないだけの音量があります。 またTAMAの様なテンポ・ダイヤルはありませんが、テンポアップ、テンポダウンを長押しすることで大きくテンポを変えることができます。 これはとても便利です。 私は60〜80、120〜160、200-230くらいのテンポをよく使うのですが、この長押し機能で不便に思うことはありませんでした。 通勤、散歩時にメトロノームを聴きながら歩くことが多いので、このコンパクトさ、軽さ、機能はとても魅力です。 一般的なメトロノームの利用としては機能面で十分だと思います。 ドラマーとして見た場合、中抜き3連符、8の裏打ち、16の裏打ち、クラーベが2種類あることで相当な耳の訓練ができます。 これを手軽に移動中に聴けることは大きなメリットです。 また、仕事中のリズムキーパーとしても利用しています。 時間、仕事の内容にあわせてテンポ、リズムパターン等を設定しながら聞きしています。 長考する様な場面でも考えすぎることなく、仕事のテンポアップができる様になりました。

I had bought one 12 years ago and I’ve used it everyday until I had to change to a new one this year. Very rigid, and durable. Absolute perfection on the technical side. Now once I got a new one, I know I’m sorted for at least a decade!

Gayet güzel bir metronom. 1 saat sonra kendisi duruyor. Dinlenmek için iyi bir özellik. Çok farklı ritimleri ayarlamak da cabası. Dikkat edilmesi gereken şey, kullanım kılavuzunda da yazdığı üzere, bir anda durarak 120 bpm’de sabitleniyorsa pilinin değiştirilmesi gerekiyor demektir.

Dispose de toute les fonctions qui me sont nécessaires. Je recommande!

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