There are wearable items that measure your heart sleep rate and blood oxygen levels. But then there’s a laptop that will leave you you know if you’re in a hurry or pulling on “Caravan, ”Which could be an independent savior.
The $ 329 Soundbrenner Core Steel is Ddesigned primarily for musicians. Soundbrenner’s portable is a metronome and a tuner that you can wear like a regular watch. When you’re ready to play, select the Metronome feature, set your time signature, and let it break. The watch lights up and vibrates over time and can even tell you when you are at a certain point on the bar. You can even touch the clock and it will match the desired tempo, ie a very clever way to slow things down or speed them up.
You can wear the watch around your wrist or easily remove it from the tape and attach it to a strap around your chest or thigh, a smart feature that hides the watch away if you don’t want a flashing thing buzzing on stage.
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The watch also has a built-in contact tuner, which allows you to attach it to the guitar using a removable magnet. To use it, simply pull the watch off the tape and then insert it onto the magnet.
Finally, the Core Steel has a built-in decibel sensor that signals when the ambient sound is too loud. It’s a nice feature for musicians worried about hearing loss (which everyone should be.)
Keeping good time is essential in music and I see this product, which is undoubtedly quite expensive for a metronome (that Seth Thomas To the left give me back $ 50 on eBay). That being said, the whole system caters to mid-level musicians until the start of the concert who may need a little help to keep up. I’m learning jazz guitar and definitely this watch kept me in rhythm while exploring various tempos and styles. That being said, a mechanicThe application-based metronome will probably do the same.
The real benefit of this portable device is the double threat of a metronome and a tuner in one.
The kit includes a small disk with adhesive tape on one side and a magnet on the other. You can place the Core Steel on the disc and it senses the vibrations in the instrument to help tune the strings. Works with violin, guitars and bass guitars and will work with ukulele soon.
The biggest question is: Hhow does this work like a watch? When not using the tuner or metronome, the watch wakes up with a single touch to display battery time and level. To switch between functions, rotate the frame, which rotates freely around the screen. The case is made of PVD-coated steel and is very robust, although I wouldn’t wear this thing surfing or snowboarding.
The Soundbrenner application completes the package. The app allows you to set the tempo right on your phone and includes a 3-monthly subscription to the “Plus” Soundbrenner service, which includes music training from some of the company’s musicians.
But the real question is: Hhow long will you use this product?
If you are a musician and need a metronome at all times, this is perfect. You tie it up, wear it and charge it every few days using the included cable. If you are not a full-time musician or music student, this could be an exaggeration. The Soundbrenner app may be enough for most novice musicians. However, if music is your life, you probably need a wearable device that fits that obsession. Spending $ 329 for a tuner and metronome is hard. It’s easy to spend $ 329 on a unique wearable device that truly connects you to your music.