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Korg MA-2 Digital Metronome - Blue/Black
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MA-2 Digital Metronome
With a large display and enhanced volume and crisp sound for easier detection, the MA-2 has set a new standard for digital metronomes. It features every function you can expect from your metronome and more. Tempo can be input with tempo markings or manually through tap-input with a range of 30 bpm to 252 bpm. The Timer Mode is perfect for rehearsing; you can set this in one-minute increments between one minute and 120 minutes, making it ideal for warming up or practicing the basics. Sound Out Mode provides a reference tone for tuning with a programmable C4-B4 one octave range. Additionally, the A4 note can be adjusted in 1 Hz increments in the range of 410 Hz to 480 Hz.
Features
• Large, easily readable display
• Timer mode sounds an alarm and stops after the specified time has elapsed
• Input tempo marking or tap tempo input
• Tempo range 30 - 252 bpm
• Enhanced volume and crisp sound for easier detection with volume adjustment and headphone OUT
• Sound out mode provides a reference tone for tuning with C4-B4 one octave range (A4 note can be adjusted in 1 Hz increments in the range of 410 Hz to 480 Hz)
• Up to 400 hours of continuous use
Specifications
Tempo range: 30 bpm to 252 bpm
Tempo settings: PENDULUM step, FULL step, TAP tempo
Beat Range: 09 beats
Rhythms: Quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets (straight triplets, triplets with inner beat omitted, triplets with the third beat omitted), sixteenth notes (quadruplets, quadruplets with middle beats omitted, quadruplets with the third and fourth beats omitted).
Tempo accuracy: +/-0.02%
Reference Tone: C4 (261.63Hz) to B4 (493.88Hz) 1 octave
Calibration range: A4=410Hz to 480Hz (unit: 1Hz)
Tone accuracy: under 1-cent
Connections: Headphones jack (3.5mm stereo mini jack)
Speaker: Φ15mm piezo speaker
Power Supply: Two AAA batteries, 3V
Battery Life: Approx. 100 hours (when using zinc-carbon batteries), Approx. 400 hours (when using alkaline batteries)
Dimensions: 100 x 60 x 16 mm / 3.94" x 2.36" x 0.63"
Weight: 68 g / 2.40 oz. (including batteries)
With a large display and enhanced volume and crisp sound for easier detection, the MA-2 has set a new standard for digital metronomes. It features every function you can expect from your metronome and more. Tempo can be input with tempo markings or manually through tap-input with a range of 30 bpm to 252 bpm. The Timer Mode is perfect for rehearsing; you can set this in one-minute increments between one minute and 120 minutes, making it ideal for warming up or practicing the basics. Sound Out Mode provides a reference tone for tuning with a programmable C4-B4 one octave range. Additionally, the A4 note can be adjusted in 1 Hz increments in the range of 410 Hz to 480 Hz.
Features
• Large, easily readable display
• Timer mode sounds an alarm and stops after the specified time has elapsed
• Input tempo marking or tap tempo input
• Tempo range 30 - 252 bpm
• Enhanced volume and crisp sound for easier detection with volume adjustment and headphone OUT
• Sound out mode provides a reference tone for tuning with C4-B4 one octave range (A4 note can be adjusted in 1 Hz increments in the range of 410 Hz to 480 Hz)
• Up to 400 hours of continuous use
Specifications
Tempo range: 30 bpm to 252 bpm
Tempo settings: PENDULUM step, FULL step, TAP tempo
Beat Range: 09 beats
Rhythms: Quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets (straight triplets, triplets with inner beat omitted, triplets with the third beat omitted), sixteenth notes (quadruplets, quadruplets with middle beats omitted, quadruplets with the third and fourth beats omitted).
Tempo accuracy: +/-0.02%
Reference Tone: C4 (261.63Hz) to B4 (493.88Hz) 1 octave
Calibration range: A4=410Hz to 480Hz (unit: 1Hz)
Tone accuracy: under 1-cent
Connections: Headphones jack (3.5mm stereo mini jack)
Speaker: Φ15mm piezo speaker
Power Supply: Two AAA batteries, 3V
Battery Life: Approx. 100 hours (when using zinc-carbon batteries), Approx. 400 hours (when using alkaline batteries)
Dimensions: 100 x 60 x 16 mm / 3.94" x 2.36" x 0.63"
Weight: 68 g / 2.40 oz. (including batteries)
Q & A
Question: Can I use the timer and the metronome feature at the same time?
- asked on Oct 29, 2023
- asked on Oct 29, 2023
Answer: Yes. The timer will continue running even when the mode is changed. When the specified time has elapsed, the alarm will sound and the metronome will stop if running.
- answered by David Callender, Brantford, Ontario
- answered by David Callender, Brantford, Ontario
Reviews
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Lots of features, small size, low price 9 of 9 customers found this review helpful
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Sometimes a metronome on your phone just isn't enough as a smartphone occasionally has other priorities! Just give me a simple, stand-alone device. This one is tiny, inexpensive and has great features.
I would just add to the description provided by Long & McQuade that odd time signatures can be subdivided as needed, for example 5 can be 2-3 or 3-2, and 7 can be 3-4 or 4-3. Nice features for such an inexpensive metronome.
If there's one fly in the ointment then to me it's the rather harsh sounding chirp; I'd much prefer a neutral 'click' option. Maybe that's just me.
Turning down the volume doesn't much improve the strident, un-musical character of the MA-2's tone. I did find stuffing a tiny piece of foam into the little port in front of its piezo-electric speaker takes much of that nastiness away, but if Korg were to ask me I'd say please offer a nicer sound under one of the menus!
Posted by Tom Cordery on Jul 2, 2020