Reddit mentions of Seiko DM50 Compact Metronome - Blue

The metronome I got was: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B5MU4I/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00

I've only been using it about 2 weeks, so no promises on longevity, or resilience.

It beeps (and you can adjust the volume of the beep) and you set the particular bpm you want. I set it to 164, and make sure that one of my feet hits on each beep. If it works better for you to only have it beep for your right foot, you would set it for 82 (in my case).

That's the cadence, and then to go faster, you just kinda ... apply more power for each stride. Like when you're biking, you can maintain a certain number of rotations of your pedals, and when you want to go faster, you just apply more power, or increase your gear ... its kinda like that?

Again, I've only recently started playing around with it, and its not crazy easy to pick up the turn over without the cadence changing when you're not on a treadmill -- but its worth it in the long run (according to my PT, will report back in a few months :) ).

> But I find that a metronome helps me think. Is that strange?

This is the purpose of a metronome. Contrary to popular belief, it is not your enemy. It is your friend.

If you're using it while writing, this may not matter, but when practicing I prefer the metronome to be loud so I don't have to worry about playing over it. This one is quite loud, which some people don't like. I also have a tiny clip-on one that's quieter and can carry with me in an instrument case.

Maybe take these comments with a grain of salt because I use them to practice, not write.