Korg MA-30 Ultra Compact Digital Metronome

by Korg

Product Features

• Highly visual liquid crystal pendulum
• 13 different rhythms are built-in so you can practice to more than a click track
• Rhythms include duplets, triplets, triplets with inner beats omitted, quadruplets, and quadruplets with inner beats omitted
• Twelve reference pitches C4 -B4 for you to tune to
• Adjustable calibration (438-445 Hz)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5 x 0.2 inches ; 3.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002E2O2Q
• Item model number: KOR MA30
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #1 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > General Accessories > Metronomes
  • #4 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > General Accessories > Tuning

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The MA-30 is the latest digital metronome from Korg's innovative line, packed with new features like volume control and sophisticated rhythms such as triplets and quadruplets, with inner beats omitted.

An ultra-portable digital metronome packed with features.Click to enlarge.

Liquid crystal pendulum for visual tempo reference.

Built-in speaker for metronome and reference pitches.

LCD Display
In addition to the audible click, the MA-30 features a liquid crystal pendulum for visual tempo reference.

Sophisticated Rhythm Patterns
13 different rhythms are built-in to this electronic metronome so you can practice to more than just a click track. Rhythms include duplets, triplets, triplets with inner beats omitted, quadruplets, and quadruplets with inner beats omitted are programmed into this digital metronome

Reference Pitches
The MA-30 features twelve reference pitches (C4 -B4) for tuning on the go, with adjustable calibration of A4 from 438-445 Hz.

Tap Tempo
The MA-30's tempo adjusts from 40 to 208 BPM. You can also use the tap function for setting the tempo manually.

Adjustable Volume and Headphone Output
Adjust the metronome volume to your liking, and use the earphone jack so only you can hear the sound.

Power Efficient
Get approximately 250 hours of continuous digital metronome use on two AAA batteries.

Ultra-Portable
The MA-30 weights in at just .17 lbs. (including batteries), and is small enough to fit in your pocket at 4.09 x 2.52 x 0.59 inches (W x D x H).

What's in the Box
Korg MA-30 Digital Metronome, Two AAA Batteries, User's Manual

Product Description

The Korg MA-30 Metronome has features like volume control and sophisticated rhythms such as triplets and quadruplets with inner beats omitted. Its easy-to-see display includes a cool liquid crystal pendulum.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

255 of 258 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the Price, April 29, 2006

By 

Douglas E. Wong (Riverside, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Korg MA-30 Ultra Compact Digital Metronome (Electronics)

This is chock full of features and hands-down the best budget portable metronome on the market, with only one caveat which'll be mentioned later. A terrific buy for students.

Battery life is great, getting around 200 hours out of two AAs. The display is clear and easy to read. I've dropped it once and it didn't cause any problems. For a digital metronome, the beep isn't an irritating chirp as some other metronomes tend to be.

It can generate any tone on the chromatic scale for manual tuning, and even allows you to adjust the pitch slightly away from A440 if you need to (sometimes necessary, especially for wind players playing outdoors in the extreme cold)

It can handle 1 - 7 beats per measure, and can give you triplets, 8ths or 16th notes on top of that.

It has a handy tap feature to determine tempo.

This isn't perfect, it's not a Dr. Beat (the best metronome on the market, period). The volume control is very sensitive, and if you have it in your pocket you can easily accidentally blast your ears with headphones on. An LED would be a nice addition.

The caveat mentioned earlier is this: Most people prefer a dial to adjust tempo as opposed to the up and down buttons of this model (The Matrix MR500, MR800 and the Seiko SQ50 have less features and lack a volume control, but do have a dial and LED). Still, for the price and the features, you can't beat it.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Metronome for multiple uses, January 9, 2007

By 

Guitarmansm - See all my reviews

This review is from: Korg MA-30 Ultra Compact Digital Metronome (Electronics)

This item is worth purchasing if you don't want to expend 80 bucks or more on a Dr.Beat. It's really cheap but still very good quality and nice features.

Features:
-Tap In: So you can find out the time for the musics you want to play. It's a little hard to use because you're not a robot and there will always be diferences from one interval from another so you have to try a bit before you actually discover the tempo.
-Note: Great for tunning your instrument by ear, goes from A4 to G#4 and you can even calib the A Hz (413-420, 438-445)
-Time Signatures: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 8th, triplets, 16th, and some variations on the 8th and 16th. I expected more on this side, but it's not disappointing, however.

Volume: Has a good volume, I can play on my 15W Marshall by half-volume and still hear it fine. If you want more volume put on a headphone, however to make it come from both sides you need to be a little patient and not move the metronome too much.

Quality: GREAT! I mean it, I've already dropped it 4 times from about 4 feets and still working. LOL. The sound does not distort when you put it to max, don't worry.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little metronome, February 24, 2007

By 

J. An (S.F. Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Korg MA-30 Ultra Compact Digital Metronome (Electronics)

The color of mine is darker and more metalic, which I like. It is a great metronome that I use now everyday for my piano students. However, even with the volume turned up all the way, it is not loud enough for late intermediate students playing "f" with the damper pedal. That's why I'm giving it 4 stars. However, over all it is a great value.