Patent ID: 7531734

Claim:
An electronic metronome comprising: a tempo setting portion for setting a tempo; a timing setting portion for arbitrarily setting an offset timing for emitting a sound; a control portion that outputs pieces of tempo indication data and a tempo sound signal, which are based on the set tempo, at timings acquired from a sound emission timing conversion table; a display portion that has a plurality of light emitting elements or liquid crystal display segments disposed along a line and that displays the set tempo as a speed of a reciprocating movement made at a certain time interval by sequentially displaying the pieces of tempo indication data outputted from the control portion; and a sound emitting portion that emits a tempo sound through amplification of the tempo sound signal outputted from the control portion; wherein the offset timing set by the timing setting portion is offset from a reference timing for lighting up a terminal one of the plurality of light emitting elements or liquid crystal display segments that are disposed along the line to constitute the display portion so that the timing of emitting the tempo sound is offset from the timing of lighting the terminal light emitting element or liquid crystal display segment.