Flamenco Metronome

Free? Really? What's the catch?: No catch--I just prefer to spend my time building tools rather than noodling with e-commerce, security, and other means of keeping people from accessing useful things.

That said, if you do find this tool useful, it would be great if you would chip in a few bucks. That sounds fair, no? If you like resources like this, there's no better way to encourage them (and keep them free) than to support them!
Okay, I've downloaded the metronome . . . but where is it?: This depends on which browser you have used to download the metronome. Here's a quick rundown of how the more common browsers handle this kind of download:

Internet Explorer: If you left-click on the download link, IE will download and play the metronome in its own browser window. To save the metronome to your computer (i.e. so that you can later load it onto a media player), right-click on the download link and select "save target as" in the menu that pops up. From here you'll get a "save as" dialogue box that will let you select where you want the download to go. (I like to use the desktop for this--it makes everything easy to find later.)

Mozilla Firefox: When you right-click on the download link in Firefox, you get the option to open the file (i.e. play the metronome directly) or to "save file" to your computer. To see (and change) where Firefox saves files by default, click on "Tools" and then click on the "General" tab in the box that pops up. Here again, I like to set Firefox to save files to the desktop. If this is all too much of a bother for you, you can also right-click on the download link as explained above and click on "save link as" in order to get a standard "save as" dialogue box.

Google Chrome: To find out (and change) where Chrome sends your downloads, click on the "wrench" icon in the upper right-hand corner and then click on "options" in the drop-down menu. Under the "Under the Hood" tab, scroll down to the "Downloads" heading. As above, you can also right-click on the download link and click on "save link as" in order to get a standard "save as" dialogue box.
How do I load the metronomes onto my media player?: Once you've downloaded the video from the website, just drag the icon into the "videos" folder of your media player or phone.
Will you be adding new palos such as Fandangos and Farruca?: For the moment, no. The Flamenco Metronome is intended primarily as a learning and practice tool. The palos that I've chosen to create metronomes for are ones which players and dancers new to flamenco tend to have a more difficult time with. Since Fandangos and Farruca are both in regular time (3/4 and 2/4), one can just as easily practice them to a standard metronome. If you're looking specifically for rhythm tracks for these (and other) palos, I highly recommend the Solo Compás CD series.

That said, I may, in the future, work out higher quality (perhaps DVD) versions of an expanded selection of metronomes. If this is something that might be of interest to you, do let me know on the Comments page or on the Facebook fan page. (You can also follow the FM Twitter feed or become a fan of FM on Facebook to stay up to date on what's new and upcoming!)
Can I use these metronomes in my own projects?: Yes! Please do. The Flamenco Metronomes are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike license (noncommercial). This means that you may copy, distribute and remix them as long as you:

     1. attribute the original work by providing a visible and clearly marked link back to this website;

     2. use the original work for non-commercial purposes; and

     3. "share alike" the derivative works under the same or similar license to this one.
Can I vary the speed of the metronomes?: Yes. Because the metronomes are designed to work on a variety of different players, there is no way to adjust the speed of the metronome in the file itself. However, in VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/ - a free download) you can adjust the playback speed by clicking on the "Playback" menu and then selecting "Faster (fine)" or "Slower (fine)." VLC also has some nice fine tuning and EQ controls if you want to customize things a bit.

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