Multinome is a free, browser-based polyrhythm metronome with drum machine style controls. Instead of a single click, you build a rhythm from independent pulse channels, each with its own sound and volume fader. Channels are layered on one sample-accurate Web Audio grid, so every part stays perfectly in time.
Use it to practice tricky rhythms and polyrhythms (3 against 4, 3 against 2), to audition rhythmic ideas while songwriting, or to teach how subdivisions and odd meters work. It supports multiple time signatures (2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8) and subdivisions from quarter notes to sixteenths, triplets, sextuplets, and dotted patterns. No install and no sign-up required!
A polyrhythm metronome plays two or more independent pulses at once, so you can hear each rhythmic layer separately instead of a single click. It allows for two different rhythmic cycles to happen simultaneously, such as 3 beats against 4 or 3 against 2. Multinome keeps every layer on one sample-accurate grid so the parts stay perfectly in time.
Sort of. It has drum machine style controls: you pick a sound per channel, set its volume with a fader, and layer multiple channels together. However, the engine is a metronome, not a step sequencer. Think of it as a metronome that plays like a drum machine. Multinome is ideal for practice and for auditioning rhythmic ideas.
Turn on two channels with different subdivisions, set the tempo, and start playback. Hear both parts together, then lower or mute one channel to test whether you can hold that part on your own.
Multinome adapts its channels to the time signature and shows numbered beats, so you can see where the strong beats fall. In 6/8 it counts all six eighth notes with beats 1 and 4 accented, and a dotted-quarter channel marks the two main pulses.
Quarter, eighth (on- and off-beat), triplet, sixteenth, sextuplet, dotted-eighth, and dotted-quarter. Each subdivision is on its own channel, so you can layer and mix them.
Yes. Because each channel has its own sound and fader, you can quickly stack and mute rhythmic ideas to hear how a groove or polyrhythm feels before committing it to a track.
It is free and runs entirely in your browser. There's nothing to install, no account, no sign-up. Your presets are saved locally on your device.
Multinome utilizes localStorage in your device's web browser. All settings and configurations are saved per preset. Presets can be added or switched from the preset menu located in the upper-right of the app. Preset collections can be backed-up as JSON files and imported via the preset menu. Beware that clearing browser data will potentially erase your presets. Make sure to download a backup, before clearing.
Yes. Multinome runs in any modern browser, so it works on iPads, Chromebooks, phones, and desktops with nothing to install.