{"id":35377,"date":"2016-03-21T20:53:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=35377"},"modified":"2016-03-21T20:55:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:55:52","slug":"cool-stuff-the-google-search-bar-metronome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/03\/21\/cool-stuff-the-google-search-bar-metronome\/","title":{"rendered":"COOL STUFF #15 | The Google Search Bar Metronome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35378\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Google_metronome.jpg\" alt=\"Google Metronome screen caputre\" width=\"770\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Google_metronome.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/03\/Google_metronome-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Metronome screen capture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fine folks at Google\u00a0have a history of putting\u00a0out clever\u00a0little tricks as part of their search bar. An example\u00a0is their &#8220;Google Doodles&#8221;, which typically show up unannounced on the birthdays of musical innovators like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XQXgB8uenRQ\" target=\"_blank\">Debussy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/doodles\/celebrating-ludwig-van-beethovens-245th-year\" target=\"_blank\">Beethoven<\/a>, or pianoforte inventor\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/doodles\/bartolomeo-cristoforis-360th-birthday\" target=\"_blank\">Bartolomeo Cristofori<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On March 16, Google quietly\u00a0released a new search feature just for musicians in a pinch \u2013 a fully functional virtual\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=metronome&amp;oq=metronome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">metronome<\/a>. All you have to do is type &#8220;metronome&#8221; in the Google search bar, and one will pop right up for you. There is a sliding bar that you can use to increase the BPM to a maximum of 208. The colour also changes and it gets faster or slower.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/msfKAZwzfsM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>So there it is. Not particularly earth shattering, but for a tech company whose motto is &#8220;Don&#8217;t Be Evil&#8221;, it&#8217;s a cool trick all the same. So if you&#8217;re at home practicing and don&#8217;t have a metronome, give it a try.<\/p>\n<p>For more cool stuff click\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/category\/cool-stuff\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? Get our exclusive newsletter\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LudwigVanToronto\/app_100265896690345\">here<\/a><\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LudwigVanToronto?fref=ts\">Facebook<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for all the latest.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a metronome? 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