Question 1

What tempo is 300 BPM?

Accepted Answer

300 beats per minute is Prestissimo — one beat every 200 milliseconds, about 5.0 beats a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 800 ms, so a three-minute song at this tempo runs roughly 225 bars.

Question 2

How do I practise with a metronome at 300 BPM?

Accepted Answer

Start with the click on every beat and play something you already know. When it feels easy, halve the beats — set 2 per bar so the click only marks beats one and three — and keep time in the gaps yourself. If 300 is too fast for a new passage, drop the slider, then come back up in steps of five.

Question 3

Can I change the beats per bar or the sound?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pick 2 to 12 beats a bar under the tempo; the first beat of each bar is accented. Switch Sound to Drums for a kick, snare and hi-hat instead of a click. Tap sets the tempo from your own taps. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.

Whole note	800 ms
Half note	400 ms
Quarter note (one beat)	200 ms
Eighth note	100 ms
Sixteenth note	50 ms
Dotted eighth	150 ms
Eighth-note triplet	66.7 ms

300 BPM metronome — a steady Prestissimo click

At 300 BPM

Note lengths at 300 BPM

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