Customer Reviews

Qwik Time QT-3 Quartz Metronome

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

For a beginning student, this is PERFECT. It's so cheap and has everyhting a student needs.

1) It has a light so they can see tempo instead of just listening to it, which gets them in the mindset of following a conductor visually instead of the kid next to them in band that is speeding up.

2) It also has an earphone jack so that they can use their iPod headphones (or whatever) to get it louder in their ear if their instrument (such as a snare drum) drowns it out.

3) Finally, the fact that it is adjustable for each beat per minute is great for slowly working things up to tempo. Other metronomes in this price area move in blocks of 3 -5 bpm depending on the model and make it hard for fine tempo adjustment.

We can all agree that metronomes costing $50 to $150 do some great things and are finer machines, but for a 5th grader who might lose or break it, this is a perfect model to start with untill they get more serious.
I have every single one of my students get one when they start lessons with me.

Money was no object. All I cared about was immediately getting a compact metronome with a mechanical-sounding knock rather than a cheesy (and harder-to-hear) electronic chirp. This is all that was available near me, and it fits the bill.

Negatives: there is no volume control, and its appearance is a bit deceptive because they made it look like there's a mechanical dial where there is none: one must hold a press-spot down to raise or lower the tempo.

A wire stand is attached for propping up the unit so that it can be positioned on a flat surface. And as Doug pointed out, it comes on at 100 beats per minute when you turn it on, which is an annoyance unless you always play at that tempo. :-) Runs off of a 9-volt battery. If you are willing to spend $44 get the Matrix MR-600: it is bulkier, but it has a volume control and a real knob for setting the tempo. I subsequently bought the Matrix MR-600 and it's the best I've had.

The beat of this metronome is irritatingly loud, to the point where it distracts from the music you're trying to play. The LED pulse is somewhat muddy, so it's difficult to tell when it's trying to beat. There's no volume control. The headphone feature is so loud, you'll damn near blow your eardrums. There is no memory feature, so everytime you turn it on, it defaults to 100 bpm, meaning you have to readjust everytime you use it. It looks like it has a dial for bpm-adjustment (an extremely desirable feature) but it doesn't.

The casing broke after only a few uses.

Do not buy.

For a budget metronome, I suggest you check out the Korg MA-30, or if you want the dial (and can do without a volume control) then go with the Matrix MR500 or the Seiko SQ50.

I've had this metronome for years and loved it because it's simple to use, and has the entire range of speeds that you could want. The batteries last long in it (as long as you make sure it's totally off when you are finished with it. It has both sound or a flashing light if you desire for helping to keep time, which helps if you don't want the audible pulse or if it's still hard to hear that over your playing. I find the pulse to be loud enough to hear over most of my playing.

The most clutch factor about this metronome is the 440 Hz A that it plays you so can tune even when you're not near a piano or if you don't have a tuning fork (or perfect pitch as some luckies have). This tuning A plays very loudly.

Note that when you order new, it comes with a 9V battery :)

I purchased this for my 8-year old daughter to help her with piano. Unfortunately, she can't hear it when she is playing so I am going to have to buy another one. I know some reviewers said it was loud, but for us the opposite is the problem. Otherwise this is fine for our use. Easy to use.

I recently started playing the drums and was told by everyone that I needed a metronome. I picked this one because of the price and I've been satisfied. As everyone has mentioned, there is no volume control and the setting starts at 100 BPM. But that's ok for my purposes because I usually have ear plugs inside my headphones anyway (that dang snare is loud!) and I raise the BPMs as I practice. So, the phrase, "You get what you pay for," applies and that's fine with me in this instance. I'd go for it if you're a beginner and you have simple needs.

I use the metronome to pace me during my Slow-Burn exercising. It is the perfect instrument for the exercise task I perform that requires a one second counting pace to load and unload the muscles I am working and the price is right for my use. I like the options offered but I only use the sound option and the level of the sound emmitted for my use is perfect.

Excellent for students at all levels, particularly beginners. Comes with the battery which was also a plus. You can only set by pressing up or down digitally.

I just got this, so only time will how well it lasts.

Pros:

First off, yes it does have a volume control. Two to be exact. One for the built in speaker and one for the headphone. They're easiest to set when the back is off to change the battery, but from the outside they can be set with a screw driver.

It makes a clicking sound (which I prefer) rather than a beep.

Easy to use, wide range of beats, and accurate.

Inexpensive.

Small and fits nicely on my music stand.

Cons:

It always starts at 100bpm, rather than remembering my last setting.

The 440Hz tone on mine is closer to 423Hz, which is closer to a G than it is to an A, making it a useless feature.

My daughter needed this product for band. It is just what she needed! Works great and has all the bells and whistles!