No metronome sound

Using Zynthian
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Hey all,

I’m on oram, and I’m trying to use the metronome, but I can’t get any audio, even though it’s set to On and full volume. Is this supposed to get it going or am I misunderstanding how it works? The manual is a bit sparse on this particular subject…

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IIRC the internal metronome only operates when a sequence is running. It was designed to assist with live recording into sequencer patterns. We are considering how to change the time/sync system so this may be changed in the future.

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Aha! Yes, that would improve usability, it’s not easy to guess for a new user. But at least now I know I can get it going using an empty sequence. Thanks!

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The metronome discussion has been around for several years.
I’ve opened an ‘enhancement issue’ it so it’s not forgotten.

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The metronome plays when the transport is running, e.g. when a sequence is playing. We want to improve this behaviour.

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Hi @riban

As @jofemodo explains, currently the metronome button is used exclusively to set the (main) tempo (of the sequencer, I think, which I don’t use).

Changing that wouldn’t be a good idea.

If I may, I would like to propose the following:

  • Keep the current behaviour as it is now
  • Add an option to the main Admin menu, that allows you to choose between the current behaviour (default) or a “normal” metronome
    (similar to the Program Change choice between ZS3 and preset)
  • In ‘metronome mode’ it starts ticking when you press the metronome button and stops when you press it again
  • Bold press selects metronome settings (something like C* Click - Metronome would be great but a simple BPM setting is also fine)

Perhaps you or others have better ideas, but I think this could be a start without disrupting current functionality.

Kind regards,
Hans