The interface is very simple and straightforward. The install folder contains a three-page PDF manual which is absolutely worth reading to better understand the particulars of the metronome, especially for importing our own. That’s all, after that, if your DAW is not already seeing Click-It Master, rescan the plugins. In Windows, for instance, all you have to do is copy the appropriate folder (x86 or 圆4 depending on your operating system, 32 bits or 64 bits) in your VST (VST 2) folder (mine, for instance, is located in the Program folder, under Steinberg). Installing Click It Master is really easy and the instruction file provided with the download is clear.

Anyone who has a musical affinity with any genre that includes “prog” in the name should be especially interested in what this brings to the party.

The patterns follow and adapt themselves to the time signature of the current measure, giving a different click sound for the Downbeat, Primary beat and Secondary beat.

The Click-It Master metronome can be customized by the user, who can create custom click patterns for any rational time signature. Unfortunately, this capability is not present in other DAWs, so unless you’re a Cubase 9.5 user, you have only the rudimentary metronome capability provided by your DAW … unless, of course, you grab this months’ freebie utility. Īs we can read from the review mentioned above, the idea preceded the release of Cubase 9.5, which itself offered a significant advance in DAW-based metronomes about the same time Click-It Master was made available. You can create your own patterns or your import your own metronome sounds, features which make this plug-in a really flexible tool for musicians and producers.Ĭlick It Master was written by SoundBytes Magazine editor and writer David Baer for his review of Blue Cat Audio’s Plug’n Script.

It doesn’t just simply indicate the time, but also provides a different sound or “tick” associated with accents, and they depend on patterns. Yes, a boring metronome, but if offers user-customizable patterns for different time signatures. This month’s freebie comes from one of our very own writers who respectfully wants you to “beat it”.Ĭlick-It Master is a free metronome plug-in, a very simple and useful tool that many will find handy.

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