Tempi – Live Beat Detection

I play piano, and I freely admit that my taste runs towards the melodramatic. Think lots of Rachmaninoff, with lots of rubato which may or may not be in the best of taste! Between the rubato and the frequent tempo changes Rachmaninoff likes to throw at you, it makes practicing with a metronome pretty difficult. Not only do you have to reset the metronome 3x a page in places, you also have to somehow get back with the metronome after a temporary slow down. So mostly I don't bother, but every now and again I wonder if I'm playing anywhere close to the marked tempo. This app takes care of all of that for you. You just do you, and it will let you know, ok, here you were at 120, then for 2 measures you were at 85, then back up to 140, etc. It was really quite enlightening, and so easy to use! I will definitely use this from now on.

Very nice product. I play guitar without a drummer (fingerpick and strum mostly) and it seems to be pretty accurate. As I tend to speed up during a performance, I suggest adding a visual bar across the screen that changes color if I slow down or speed up outside of a predetermined BPM. For example, if it is red I need to speed up, if green I am within an acceptable range of BPM, and if blue I need to slow down. That would be much easier and quicker to interpret if using at practice or on stage. I did suggest this as an improvement through the app's "Contact Us" link. If you like the idea, please let them know.

I use this live every night to make sure my tempos are right to match up with any sequenced phrases that I use during the night. Also, if anyone in the band says “you’re playing too fast” or “too slow” I can check to make sure my tempo is the same as it was the night before and the night before that. If this were a standalone piece of hardware, with a count off feature, every drummer would buy it.

I've used Tempi to confirm tempos in rehearsal and keep myself honest regardless of how energetic I feel that day. For recording sessions, it keeps you steady enough to make punching in easy. Probably doesn't lock you down enough for seamless edits for intricate parts that go along with sequences, but we'll see!

This app is perfect for both beginning and experienced musicians and everyone in between. You play and it gives you the bpm average and shows you where you speed up and slow down. The free version lets you record 30 seconds of music. I'd like to see the free version let you record a little longer. But the in app purchases are reasonably priced.