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The Boss Dr. Beat DB-30 Metronome makes it easy to accurately keep time during practice. Built small for slip-in-your-case portability, a headphone jack lets you practice anywhere silently. It's easy to use, too, with a large LCD and controls for power, volume, start/stop, tap/mute, rhythm/beat, note/pitch, and tempo/value, plus lights and on-screen needle for visual feedback. More than just an adjustable click, Dr. Beat can lay down 9 different patterns, 24 beat variations, rhythm styles, and combinations to play with.

Boss DB-30 Dr. Beat Metronome Features:

  • Handles time signatures up to 17 beats per measure
  • Rhythmic beat patterns in various styles
  • Headphone output with volume control
  • Pocket-size portability
  • LCD screen with smooth-flowing needle
  • 9 different patterns
  • 24 beat variations
  • Rhythm styles
  • Combinations
  • Odd-time signatures
  • Latin rhythms
  • Tap tempo
  • Internal reference tones (12 semitones)
  • Power, volume, start/stop, rhythm/beat, note/pitch, and tempo/value controls
  • Lights and on-screen needle for visual feedback
  • Auto power off

Got the beat? With the DB-30 you will. Order yours now.

Boss DB-30 Dr. Beat Metronome

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Average of 12 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 5.62

Quality

Quality: 5.54

Features

Features: 8.15

Value

Value: 6.38

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 1

Quality

Quality: 1

Features

Features: 6

Value

Value: 1

Boss DB-30
Posted by David from Texas on Oct 14, 2009
Experience w/product: I have heard about it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Any
Do not waste your money. I can't believe boss put this junk on the market. My brother in law and myself pruchase at the same time. After a couple of months of use it the settings start reverting back to 120bpm. Also the ear phone jack stopped working and it causes it to revert back to the same beat. Do not waste your money

Overall

Overall: 4

Quality

Quality: 3

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 6

DB-30: Great Idea, faulty execution
Posted by PSUnderwood from northwest Connecticut on Apr 10, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: jazz
The Boss DB-30 metronome is a nice compact package with a good range of features. Unfortunately, after less than a month of less than strenuous use, mine stopped working. Pressing the Start/Stop button caused it to revert to a tempo of 120 and a 4 beat measure, emit a single chirp, and stop. Removing and re-installing the battery helped for a while, but the condition shortly returned. This is not useful to me, and I see I am not unique in this experience. Too bad; if it kept working, it would be a great product.

Overall

Overall: 1

Quality

Quality: 2

Features

Features: 5

Value

Value: 2

Dr. Beat, more like Mr. Break
Posted by StratMan, just kidding from athens, GA on Jan 5, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: rock
This metronome started strong. But shortly after it started turning off by itself. Then when you set a bpm and push the start button, it kicks back to 120 bpm. Oh, and boss will fix it for you, for $40 an hour. Just buy the Yamaha Click station and be happy.

Overall

Overall: 2

Quality

Quality: 3

Features

Features: 6

Value

Value: 4

accuracy fails with batteries
Posted by JesseUriah from Minneapolis on Sep 12, 2008
Experience w/product: I have heard about it
Reviewer's Background: Bass Player
Reviewer's Play Style: Funk Music
The Boss DB-30 isn't something I would recommend only because after having it a short duration using it frequently. I began to suspect that it was slowing slightly when used along with my drum machine. I tested it against an online metronome then against a wind-up. Sure enough as the CR2032 battery lost juice, It was slowing barely enough to notice but it got worse and it could mess up your sense of time, when playing without it. I bought a Korg metronome because my Korg tuner rocks, its on the way so I'll see.

Overall

Overall: 3

Quality

Quality: 4

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 7

I like buying batteries
Posted by Anonymous Musician from Terra 3 on Apr 1, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Advanced Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Any style
This metronome has great features for learning different beats. It's pretty easy to use once you figure it out.

The best part is you get to buy lots of batteries for it. If it were not for this feature, I would not recomend it. If you like changing batteries, this metronome is for you!

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Boss DB-30 Dr. Beat Metronome

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