The tempo trainer

A metronome that pushes you. The click, tap tempo, subdivisions and accents are free for everyone; members unlock the trainer that climbs you toward a target BPM, the gap click, odd time signatures and meter loops — and membership is free too. The honest way to literally drum faster, all in your browser.

120BPM

Tap a beat to accent it.

SubdivisionTime signature

Trainer mode members

Start BPMTarget BPM+ BPM every bars

Gap click members

bar(s) on bar(s) off

The click drops out and the dots keep moving — keep playing through the silence. If you're still locked in when it comes back, your internal clock is winning.

Meter loop members

Chain time signatures and the click cycles through them while you play — for grooves that don't live in straight 4/4:

How to build speed with it

Find your ceiling — play your pattern along with the click and nudge the BPM up until it falls apart. That number minus about 50 is your trainer start point, exactly as in our guide to drumming faster.
Set the trainer (members) — start BPM, target BPM, and how fast it climbs (the default +5 every 4 bars is a good place to begin). Press start and stay relaxed; if your hands tense up, you've climbed too fast.
Accent with intent — tap the beat dots to move the accent around. Practising with accents on 2 and 4 (or beat 1 of a 7/8 grouping, for members) sharpens your time far more than a flat click.

Warmed up and in tune? Give your kit the once-over with the drum tuner, or see how fast the pros' setups really are in the Rig Vault.