TEMPOLOCK LEARN

Guides to timing and rhythm

These guides explain the timing ideas behind TempoLock’s modes and give you exercises to take back to your instrument.

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TEMPOLOCK ITSELF

Learn the games as well as the theory

Each TempoLock mode isolates a different timing skill. Read how the modes work, or see how the browser timing and calibration model separates audio delay from tap timing.

TEMPOLOCK MODES

Which TempoLock mode should I use?

Compare Daily Challenge, Timing Trials, 16 Beat, Tempo Aim, Echo Chain, Timing Lab, Practice Mode and the practice tools.

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TEMPOLOCK METHOD

How TempoLock measures timing

Audio clocks, Bluetooth delay, tap correction, early/late error and what the score compares.

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GUIDES

Start with the problem you are trying to solve.

Rushing, dragging, Bluetooth delay, confusing meters, rhythm memory and internal pulse need different practice. Pick the guide that matches what you are hearing.

TIMING FUNDAMENTALS

How to Improve Your Timing

Find rushing, dragging and drift, then turn the result into a useful practice loop.

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PRACTICE METHOD

How to Practise With a Metronome

Use subdivisions, fewer clicks and tempo ramps without becoming dependent on the metronome.

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TEMPOLOCK TIMING

Audio Latency, Bluetooth and Calibration

Understand output delay, separate Normal/Bluetooth presets and use calibration without moving the whole game.

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RHYTHM FUNDAMENTALS

Time Signatures Without the Mystery

Make sense of 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 and odd meters by hearing the bar rather than memorising definitions.

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RHYTHM FUNDAMENTALS

Polyrhythms and Polymeter

Hear 3:2, 4:3 and overlapping meters, then practise the layers independently.

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TIMING PRACTICE

Train Your Internal Timing With Silent Gaps

Use silence to expose tempo drift and build a pulse that survives without constant clicks.

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TEMPOLOCK SCORING

Understanding Your TempoLock Score

What early/late error, consistency, stars, Locked In and Perfect mean.

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ECHO CHAIN PRACTICE

How to Build Rhythm Memory

Hold rhythmic shapes, remember rests and move from two pattern plays to one.

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