Boss Dr. Beat in your pocket!
The fact that this gives you nearly all the functionality of the $100+ metronomes of yesteryear in a snappy little app? Brilliant. Easily makes it way into my rotation of practice aids!
Description
Benny Greb, well known for his contributions to the drumming education community, shared the approach he has taken to develop his sense of groove and improve his timing on his instrument in his course "The Art and Science of Groove." Now with the Gap Click app, everyone can practice his method easily using this intuitive app!
Unlike standard metronomes, which only provide time, Gap Click helps you improve your sense of time. Gap Click is more than a metronome that focuses on improving your ability to keep tempo, become more aware and comfortable with off-beat clicks, and become bulletproof and accurate with all notes of the subdivision.
GAP CLICK
By scrolling through the numbers of bars and patterns, you can quickly configure a "gap" of time in which the metronome drops out. When the "one" comes back around, will your playing still be in time? How long of a gap can you play through and still maintain a solid tempo?
MOVING CLICK
Next, you can experiment with all kinds of off-beat patterns in the Gap Bar, which moves the click from the downbeat position to a different location. Can you still play your instrument and maintain the downbeat internally even when you hear the click sound on an off-beat?
Both the "click" and the "gap" portion supports various syncopated patterns, allowing you to practice in binary or ternary rhythms - with more or less safety depending on your settings.
Features
• Ability to choose from various syncopated patterns and the number of measures for both the standard "click" and the "gap."
• Use the nostalgic click wheel to find the right tempo or tap to set your desired tempo from 10 to 300bpm
• Standard quarter-note time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4
• Support for VoiceOver ensures Gap Click is fully accessible to users with visual impairments
Personalize
• See visual feedback for each note or rest that the metronome plays
• Accent beat 1 of each measure or turn accents off for a more significant challenge
• Flash the screen for a visual indication when switching between the "click" and the "gap" sections
• Find your favorite sound from a variety of click samples hand-picked by Benny
Buy Once, Use Forever
• There are no In-App Purchases - a one-time purchase includes all current and future features.
TESTIMONIALS
What professionals are saying about GAP CLICK:
• "The skills you can sharpen by using this app are integral for what it takes to be a professional drummer in any genre." - Matt Halpern
• "When I first opened the app, it made (simple) sense, without a tutorial." - Chris Coleman
• "This app helps you lock in the pocket on a whole different level." - Luke Holland
• "The Gap Click app is something that every drummer should have in their toolbox." - Jared Falk, Drumeo
What our users are saying about GAP CLICK:
• "If you think you have good timing, this will really put you in your place."
• "Gone are the days of programming gap clicks!"
• "I've never had so much fun being destroyed in my practice session."
• "This is by far the best money I've ever spent on a practice tool."
ABOUT BENNY GREB
Benny Greb is one of the most respected drummers in the world today. Not only has he headlined nearly every major drum festival and toured with his clinics and drum camps worldwide, but he is also recognized as a composer and bandleader in his band Moving Parts, which won him the renowned "ECHO Jazz" award - the German equivalent to The Grammys in jazz.
Benny Greb published two of the most successful and critically acclaimed educational products, "The Language of Drumming" and "The Art and Science of Groove," He has helped create many signature products available to drummers today.
Find him online at https://www.bennygreb.de as well as on social media.
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Unlike standard metronomes, which only provide time, Gap Click helps you improve your sense of time. Gap Click is more than a metronome that focuses on improving your ability to keep tempo, become more aware and comfortable with off-beat clicks, and become bulletproof and accurate with all notes of the subdivision.
GAP CLICK
By scrolling through the numbers of bars and patterns, you can quickly configure a "gap" of time in which the metronome drops out. When the "one" comes back around, will your playing still be in time? How long of a gap can you play through and still maintain a solid tempo?
MOVING CLICK
Next, you can experiment with all kinds of off-beat patterns in the Gap Bar, which moves the click from the downbeat position to a different location. Can you still play your instrument and maintain the downbeat internally even when you hear the click sound on an off-beat?
Both the "click" and the "gap" portion supports various syncopated patterns, allowing you to practice in binary or ternary rhythms - with more or less safety depending on your settings.
Features
• Ability to choose from various syncopated patterns and the number of measures for both the standard "click" and the "gap."
• Use the nostalgic click wheel to find the right tempo or tap to set your desired tempo from 10 to 300bpm
• Standard quarter-note time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4
• Support for VoiceOver ensures Gap Click is fully accessible to users with visual impairments
Personalize
• See visual feedback for each note or rest that the metronome plays
• Accent beat 1 of each measure or turn accents off for a more significant challenge
• Flash the screen for a visual indication when switching between the "click" and the "gap" sections
• Find your favorite sound from a variety of click samples hand-picked by Benny
Buy Once, Use Forever
• There are no In-App Purchases - a one-time purchase includes all current and future features.
TESTIMONIALS
What professionals are saying about GAP CLICK:
• "The skills you can sharpen by using this app are integral for what it takes to be a professional drummer in any genre." - Matt Halpern
• "When I first opened the app, it made (simple) sense, without a tutorial." - Chris Coleman
• "This app helps you lock in the pocket on a whole different level." - Luke Holland
• "The Gap Click app is something that every drummer should have in their toolbox." - Jared Falk, Drumeo
What our users are saying about GAP CLICK:
• "If you think you have good timing, this will really put you in your place."
• "Gone are the days of programming gap clicks!"
• "I've never had so much fun being destroyed in my practice session."
• "This is by far the best money I've ever spent on a practice tool."
ABOUT BENNY GREB
Benny Greb is one of the most respected drummers in the world today. Not only has he headlined nearly every major drum festival and toured with his clinics and drum camps worldwide, but he is also recognized as a composer and bandleader in his band Moving Parts, which won him the renowned "ECHO Jazz" award - the German equivalent to The Grammys in jazz.
Benny Greb published two of the most successful and critically acclaimed educational products, "The Language of Drumming" and "The Art and Science of Groove," He has helped create many signature products available to drummers today.
Find him online at https://www.bennygreb.de as well as on social media.
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If you’re on the fence, get it
I don’t even really leave reviews like that, but this has everything I would need in a metronome. You can even tap a rhythm. I’m happy I found this so early into studying guitar.
What are you doing, Gap Click?!
I haven’t used Gap Click all day, but it’s consumed 23% of my phone’s battery. Hopefully it’s not doing anything nefarious.
Unique tool for improving time
Clever, simple, innovative metronome! It’s already helping a lot with my macro- and micro-time. Requests: 1. Haptic feedback on the scroll wheel, so you can feel the response and can tell if you missed the wheel. 2. The play / pause button in the middle needs a larger hit area. I’ve missed it several times. 3. I wish there was a bit more versatility. Namely being able to do some off-beat clicks followed by gap measures. I’d like to do things like - lead in Then a pattern of - 2 measures of off-beat - 2 measures of gap Or even a pattern of: - measures of regular clicks - measures of off-beat clicks - measures of gap 4. I wish I had a bar of lead-in. I find myself trying to the “play” the play button with the first note of the pattern, which is awkward. 5. The pitch of the off-beat pulses is identical to that of the “main” measures. This makes it hard to know where we are and get back on track. I wish I could give the off-beats a different pitch, so I could “hear” the blue versus the green modes.
Instant benefit
While this may not have the bells and whistles of a really nice metronome, this thing is still an amazing tool. I saw instant improvement in my soloing and fills and just timekeeping in genera…. after a few practice sessions. it has proven itself to be an Absolutely essential practice tool going forward
Critique
I enjoy the app, but I feel that it has a lot of holes. If I have the metronome, in 4/4 time, play a measure of quarter notes, then leave 3 measures of rest it ends up dropping some beats in the measure that the click plays; it might play … 2 3 4 or 1 2 3 … adding a beat of silence when there should be a click. When it comes to options I feel like it should a greater range for tempo, it should go up to 400, it’s not necessary since no one needs quarters going and 400, half notes would be better, but it would be expected for the app to have a large range of tempos instead having to use, for example, 200bpm to imply half notes at 400bpm. Also when using a speaker it sometimes just plays a low drone, making restart the app until it functions properly.
Incredible App!
I love this app. This is something that I’ve been looking for for a long time. The design is super simple, and makes the app very easy to figure out. I love the changing color display as well. My only complaint is the lack of features. I hope in the future that more time signatures can be implemented, as well as more subdivisions in the “content” section. This would make the app all the more useful. It would be nice if you could add more than 8 bars as well. However, despite these downsides, the app is incredible, and such a great tool for any musician.
Can’t leave app/lock phone
This app would be wonderful if you could leave the app or lock your phone, and the metronome kept playing in the background. Sometimes I need to reference a photo of sheet music, save battery by locking my phone, or use the camera on my phone to record myself, and I’d love for the metronome to keep running when I do those things. Hoping this is an easy fix that gets added soon!
Great app! Just one detail.
This is a great app! By far Benny is one of the most influential drummers from the last decade. I do like the GAP concept and how it helps to improve timing and consistency. I just wonder if they can add a timer in the settings menu. As a musicians is crucial to work on a variety of things. And being able to keep on track how much time we focus on one specific thing, helps to improve time practicing.
Great and Innovative App
I really like the design of the app. It gives you everything you need in a metronome and then some. The customization of the sound is really nice, as well as the ability to add in silent bars. The only big issue is that you have to have the phone on in order to hear the metronome. It would be great if you could close your phone and still have the app running. Regardless, I’d recommend this app to anyone looking for a metronome application.
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App Info
- Category
- Music
- Publisher
- Kick Snare Hat Apps
- Languages
- English
- Recent version
- 1.4.3 (11 months ago )
- Released on
- Jun 9, 2020 (4 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Russia, Australia, Netherlands, France, Japan, Spain, Taiwan, India, Sweden, China, Austria, Ukraine, Czechia, Brazil, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Indonesia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Mexico, Romania, Philippines, Israel, Hungary, Greece, Thailand, Ecuador, Belarus, Belgium, Vietnam, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Pakistan, Peru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Malaysia, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Egypt, Algeria, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Chile, Azerbaijan, Argentina
- Last updated
- 4 days ago