Pulse – Haptic Metronome
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Turn the Digital Crown on the main screen. You can also tap the hand button in time with the music, and Pulse sets the tempo from your taps.
Yes. Pulse keeps the beat going with your wrist down for up to an hour at a time. That limit is set by watchOS. If another app comes to the front, watchOS may pause Pulse, and the main screen tells you when that happened.
On your watch, open Settings → Sounds & Haptics and turn up Haptic Strength, or turn on Prominent Haptic. Wearing the watch a little snugger helps too. With Pulse Pro you can pick a different haptic for each beat under the sliders button → Feel.
The watch’s haptics need a little time between taps. When ticks come less than about 150 ms apart, for example 16th notes at a fast tempo, they start to blur. Try a slower subdivision.
Internalize plays a few bars, goes silent for a few bars, then comes back. Keep playing through the silence. To see how you did, tap the hand button along with the beat, both while it plays and while it’s silent. When the haptics return, Pulse shows whether you rushed, dragged, or stayed locked in.
Set a target tempo and how fast to climb, such as +2 BPM every 4 bars. Pulse starts at your tempo and raises it on the bar line until it reaches the target.
Touch and hold the watch face, tap Edit, swipe to the complications, and choose Pulse. You can also add it to the Smart Stack. Tapping it opens Pulse and starts the metronome at your last tempo.
Open the list button on the main screen, tap Pulse Pro, and tap Restore Purchase. Use the same Apple Account you bought with.
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