Korg MA-2 Metronome - Blue/Black

Product Description

The Korg MA-2 is a compact metronome in blue and black, built to be easy to carry and quick to use – whether you're practicing at home, playing with a band or sitting in an ensemble. Tempo runs from 30 to 252 bpm (quarter notes), with a precision of ±0.02%, so you can trust that the click actually sits where you set it. If you'd rather feel your way to a tempo, just tap it in on the Tap button instead of scrolling manually in 1 bpm steps.

You can choose between 9 time signatures and 8 subdivisions, so the metronome covers everything from simple quarter-note pulses to more advanced rhythmic patterns. The click plays either through the built-in 15 mm piezo speaker or through a pair of headphones via the 3.5 mm jack – handy for late-night practice or when you want to keep the click to yourself at rehearsal. The display is a clear LCD with both arrows and a pendulum that shows the tempo visually, and on the back there's a fold-out stand so the MA-2 can stand upright on a table.

A separate function, Timer Mode, lets you set an interval where the metronome falls silent for a while – a simple way to practice holding the tempo on your own and then check how close you were. The MA-2 also works as a tuner: reference tone from C4 (261.63 Hz) up to B4 (493.88 Hz) with a pitch accuracy under 1 cent, and you can calibrate A4 between 410 and 480 Hz in 1 Hz steps. That means you don't need to pull out a separate tuner when your instrument needs tuning.

The metronome runs on 2 AAA batteries and offers up to 400 hours of battery life depending on battery type, mode and volume – an unusually long runtime for a device this size. Batteries for a functionality test are included in the box. At 100 x 60 x 16 mm and just 68 g, it fits into almost any stick bag or instrument case.

The Korg MA-2 is a good choice if you want a metronome that does everything you need – tempo, time signatures, tuning reference and timer practice – without unnecessary hassle, in a device that runs for a long time on the same batteries.

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