Counts 4 and 8 are the tap. Your feet pause, the music does not.
The kit
Mute everything except one instrument and learn where it sits against the count. That is the whole trick.
Where it all lands
One phrase = 8 counts = 2 bars. Big cells are the counts, small ones are e / & / a.
Finding the one
Everything audible and visible. Warm up here.
SPACE
Tap on the 1 while it plays
0on the 1
0off
–avg offset
Ear guide
Practise on a real song
Load any track from your machine (nothing is uploaded anywhere), find its tempo by tapping, then mark the 1 and let the app count with you.
- 1. Play the song and tap SPACE on every beat — at least 8 taps. no tempo yet
- 2. Press ENTER exactly on a 1 to lock the phrase. not locked
- 3. Watch the counter below and check yourself against the song.
If the counter drifts out over a minute, your tap tempo was slightly off — reset and tap again for longer.