ToolMetronome10–720 BPM
An online metronome from 10 to 720 BPM
Most online metronomes stop somewhere around 300 BPM. Riyaz does not. Sangat’s metronome runs from 10 to 720 BPM, so both ends of practice are covered: the ati-vilambit crawl where each beat is a small eternity, and the sprint.
A drut theka doubles, then doubles again, and suddenly you need honest clicks at speeds most tools refuse to reach — or you are doing subdivision arithmetic in your head mid-taan.
Set the tempo any way your hands prefer — a slider for big moves, a ±1 stepper for exactness, tap tempo to match a recording you are playing along with, laya presets for the standard speeds, and ×2 / ÷2 to jump between them without breaking count.
There are no ads on it, no account behind it, and nothing to install; it opens in the browser and keeps time until told otherwise.
The laya bands
Hindustani music names its speeds rather than numbering them. Sangat puts the names on the numbers the same way everywhere, so the presets above and the tempo in the app mean the same thing.
| Laya | BPM | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|
| Ati-vilambit अति विलंबित | below 30 | The slowest bada khyal: two seconds or more a matra |
| Vilambit विलंबित | 30–60 | Bada khyal; learning a new taal |
| Madhya मध्य | 60–160 | Most bandishes, bhajans and songs |
| Drut द्रुत | 160–320 | Chhota khyal, tarana, fast gats |
| Ati-drut अति द्रुत | above 320 | The fastest passages and laggi |
From clicks to a theka
And because it lives inside a tabla app, the click has an upgrade path. When the pulse is steady, swap the metronome for Teentaal or Keherwa and practise against bols instead of beeps — same tempo controls, same steadiness, an actual drum.