Korg Metronome (KDM3WH)

Below is my review of this metronome, which I wrote soon after purchasing it. Several days later, it has become extremely irritating to hear the background noise. I contacted Korg, who said that they had never heard of a "hissing" noise before (despite several reviews making mention of it), but they would replace the unit. Currently, Amazon will not be an authorized dealer because it is not a part of their network. Buy this item and do not use it. This is the third model in the KDM metronome line. Once they come out with a new one, they will no longer be made available. In its early years (indicating that it would be changed along the way) the KDM1 was very basic, with its best features being that it had a volume control and was the loudest on the market. It only had the traditional metronome speeds, not anything While the KDM3 represents a considerable improvement over the KDM2, in some ways, it does not. This program is much easier to use, with a much broader range of sound options, including a traditional mechanical metronome, hand claps, and wood blocks. The oddly listed eighth option is "female voice", but it is only number 1. It is now possible to "tap" quietly instead of turning off the sound manually, and it is a great improvement over KDM2, where the sound had to be turned off manually so that the person you are tapping with isn't distracted. allows you to determine someone's speed by pulling up a tap along with the person. It has a very attractive design, and its now wider base makes it do not have a way to measure decibels, but the KDM2 is louder than this. One complaint with the KDM2 was the difficulty in turning the tempo dial, which was very flat and there were few things to grab onto for it to Compared to KDM3, the KDM3 is far superior. The blade is about an inch long, has a quarter inch height, and is easy to turn and grasp. In both cases, the range of models is the same.
Let's move on to the down side. I love the top and front buttons, but I don't like the tiny, close together ones on the sides. There is almost no room to turn the volume dial. There's one feature which is sorely lacking from this and the previous KDM two you can only turn off the sound by turning the volume dial, there's no simple switched on or off It is odd to have the timer feature, but some may find it useful - You can set a timer for the thing to keep running for up to 2 hours and then it will shut down automatically. There is a front plate who has been screwed on. I like the white color, but the front plate is going to get dirty very fast. It is possible to get a piece of paper in there, but not more. I'm not sure how that will work for collecting dirt and dust that you wouldn't be able to get out afterwards. There is also a shadow cast for all of the words on the front plate, which is In the rhythm feature they did not get rid of the accent marks, no matter how much slower a piece is than 252, the top speed of this metronome, so you can change it to triplets or eighth notes if necessary. It is impossible to avoid stress in your piece unless it has different accents and rhythms. Metronomes that are apps for your phone are the only ones that I've seen where you can go to 300 or whatever. Nevertheless, it would be nice if there were a physical metronome capable of doing this. As is the case with many digital devices these days, various buttons and knobs serve more than one purpose. On this, you haven't done that badly, but you haven't done the best *BTW, HERE IS THE ONE It is a big mystery to me how they managed to design this without noticing or fixing the problem. When you turn the volume up past very low, there is a background noise. I don't like this problem at all! While it's a great metronome, I would only recommend it to anyone who can ignore the background noise, because by no means is it.

Richard Callahan

| Jan 01, 2021

A splendid metronome with all kinds of features, such as a choice of beat, an easy way to customize the tempo, and a volume you can change from low to very It looks nice on the right side of my stand, so I placed some velcro sticky underneath it to keep it in place. A metronome that has all the attributes of other excellent The only thing I would suggest to make it a better metronome would be to have (1) an automatic backlight that would turn on when you changed any setting and (2) an intelligent algorithm that would speed up tempo changes according to how fast you were turning Especially if you frequently switch between adsio and presto on your piece, a faster dial would be useful. Still, I'm just fine with the way it is in the moment I consider it to be one of the best metronomes I've ever owned because it combines a classic analog sound with a digital control system.

Eliza Cook

| Dec 11, 2020

It has never occurred to me to find anything from KORG to be of As you can see, it's a good size. There are two rubber feet beneath, so it grips the slick Rhodes top nicely. I have tested all the bells and whistles, and they all work as they ought The tune, the tempo, the first beat, the measure length, the voice, the volume and the Audio is just one aspect of it. The top of the instrument has LEDs which show the first beat and the tempo for your eyes as well. This tap function allows me to hum my tune while tapping the beat, then it tells me the BPM. I like it. This has been very helpful for me.

Kaylee Moran

| Jul 31, 2020

It is an improvement over its predecessor in many ways. I'm from the old school and have the number one setting set which sounds like a mechanical metronome to me. It works great for me, as I am not all about switching sounds. Besides being compact and beautiful, it does its task well.

Zainab Liu

| Aug 05, 2020

A few months ago, I bought one of these in a different color, and my spouse liked it so much I bought this one for her. This is one of the best practice metronomes. #1 benefit of this procedure is that you don't have to suffer from the traditional ear infection Piezo shrieks pierce the air The collection includes wood blocks and human counting, as well as a selection of nicely sampled sounds. (Digital screams are also available for the lovable weirdos who prefer them.

Lily Burch

| Nov 25, 2020

I am not as happy with this model as I was with the last one. The design is better but the construction is There is a real penny pinching going on there. There was a real deterioration in product quality due to inflation. If you are interested in an in-depth discussion You can use it as a home tool.

Valentin Williamson

| Feb 03, 2021

I find this to be very useful. The program can be easily used. There are several sound options available. A second aspect of the metronome I like is the shape, which is more traditional.

Leia Chang

| Apr 17, 2021