185 BPM Metronome

This metronome is preset to 185 BPM — press play (or the spacebar) and it ticks 185 beats per minute. In classical terms 185 BPM is Presto, very fast. It's a common tempo for speedcore, fast bluegrass and technical metal.

What 185 BPM means

Tempo is just beats per minute, so 185 BPM works out to:

• 324.3 ms between each beat
• 3.08 beats every second
• 1.3 seconds for one bar of 4/4

A demanding tempo. Build up to it 5 BPM at a time; if you can't play it cleanly, drop back down until you can.

How to practise at 185 BPM

Start the metronome above and play one note per click until it feels locked in. If 185BPM is too fast to play cleanly, drop to a slower tempo, nail it there, then come back. If it's too easy, nudge it up 5 BPM at a time. Tap-tempo on the main metronomeif you want to match a song you're hearing.