I Need A Feature-rich Metronome

[sidereal]

So I need a new metronome. This will be for LIVE performing. I'm looking at the Tama Rhythm Watch right now, but I don't have all the info on it (and Tama's site is pretty light in terms of specs).

 

Here's what I'd like to have (am I dreaming?)...

 

1. Something light, small, compact

2. Something with programmable bpms, or even simple beat patterns if possible

3. Something that can be switched from bpm to bpm on the fly, with a simple button push (and bright enough to be read in occasionally low light)

4. Something that shows time in both sound and with an LED light

5. Something mountable

6. Something with a hot enough output to be heard live in a full band context

 

Here's the Really Big Feature I want:

 

7. A quarter-inch input that allows me to take a stage monitor feed and route it into the metronome so that I can hear both a the stage monitor and the click using a cable output to foam-covered earpieces ala a wireless miking system.

 

Because of this, I'd also like:

 

8. A two-channel mixer on the unit so that I can mix the levels of the stage monitor and the click.

 

So I guess I'd also need:

 

9. A good set of foam in-ear thingies that act as both earplugs and inputs for the click and the stage monitor mix.

 

I'm dreaming aren't I? If it ain't available, could someone please make one?

[george costanza]

Your letter to Santa should've been posted earlier.

 

I think you should skip the metronome & get a programmable drum machine.

Steady rhythm+ variable accents---who needs a music box from the 18th century?

 

Not to suggest you need one but they're versatile & great learning tools (especially for translating notation accurately into sound) & many would give you what you're looking for utility-wise.

 

Plus it might allow you to have a "second drummer" available at whim.