There are wearable garments that measure your heart rate, sleep pattern and oxygen levels in your blood. But then there is a portable thing that will make it you know if you are chasing or sloer “Caravan, ”Which can be a lifesaver on its own.
The $ 329 Soundbrenner Core Steel is dmainly designed for musicians. Soundbrenner’s portable is a metronome and tuner that you can carry like a regular watch. When you are ready to play, select the Metronome function, set your time signature and let it rip. The clock lights up and vibrates in time and can even tell you when you are at a certain point in the bar. You can even tap the clock to suit your desired pace a very smart way to slow things down or speed things up quickly.
You can wear the watch around your wrist or easily detach it from the watch strap and attach it to a strap around your chest or thigh, a clever little feature that hides the watch if you do not want a flashing, buzzing thing on stage.
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The watch also has a built-in contact tuner, with which you can click it on your guitar with a removable magnet. To use it, simply pull the watch off its strap and press it onto the magnet.
Finally, the Core Steel has a built-in decibel sensor that indicates when the ambient sound is too loud. This is a beautiful feature for musicians who are concerned about hearing loss (which everyone should be.)
Keeping time is essential in music and I see this product, which is undoubtedly quite expensive for a metronome (that Seth Thomas on the left set me back $ 50 on eBay). That said, the whole system is aimed at mid-level to early-performance musicians who may need help keeping up on time. I learn jazz guitar and this watch definitely kept me on pace while exploring different tempos and styles. That said, a mechanicall or app-based metronome is likely to do the same.
The real advantage of this portable is the dual threat of a metronome and tuner in one.
The kit contains a small chip with adhesive tape on one side and a magnet on the other side. You can place the Core Steel on the disc and observe the vibrations in the instrument to help tune the strings. It works with violins, guitars and bass guitars, and works with ukulele soon.
The biggest question is: Hdoes it work like a watch? If you do not use the tuner or metronome, the clock wakes up with a single tap to show the time and the battery. To move from function to function, rotate the ring, which rotates freely around the screen. The case is made of PVD-coated steel and is very rough, although I would not use this thing to surf or snow.
The Soundbrenner app completes the package. The app allows you to set the pace directly from the phone and also includes a 3– monthly subscription to Soundbrenner’s “Plus” service, which contains music instruction from some of the musicians of the company.
But the real question is: Hwill you use this product a lot?
If you’re a musician and you need a metronome at all times, this thing is perfect. You fasten it, carry it and charge it every few days using the supplied cable. If you are not a full time musician or music student, this may be too much. The Soundbrenner app may be sufficient for most novice musicians. However, if music is your life, you probably need a portable that matches the obsession. Spending $ 329 on a tuner and metronome is difficult. It’s easy to spend $ 329 on a unique portable strap that really connects you to your music.