Soundbrenner Pulse

I’ve decided to redo the review in English to reach a broader audience – and because many existing reviews are outdated based on the older model with a charging tray. In the meantime, Soundbrenner has made many updates to the software – you can turn the sound and/or the light on or off – you can change the strength and format of the trill – overall, the company listens to the users and addresses shortcoming. But there are drawbacks as well:

1) the phone application does not work on older Android versions (check in Google Play before you order – or you have to get a new phone too)

2) the charging tray has been replaced by a charging cable that magnetically attached to the Soundbrenner Pulse unit. Unfortunately the cable is a bit stiff and detaches easily. Both not big issues as long as you are aware of them. I wear my Soundbrenner Pulse (on my right ankle) using a self-made construct from a 45mm O-ring and a rubber band because I find that more comfortable than the supplied plastic “wrist watch style” band.

From a guitar practice point of view, the Soundbrenner Pulse works fine for me – but maybe not for everyone. I get more distracted by the sound (or the light) of a Metronome and the trill is perfect for me. Another thing to mention us customer support – when I “complained” about the stiff charger cable, I got an immediate reaction from Soundbrenner asking what the problem – looks like they are rally caring what their customers want. I was looking for something like this for some time and I like what I got.

Hele goede metronoom waar je doordat je de puls voelt niet hoeft te concentreren op die vervelende metronoom ticks. Een punt is dat het even duurt om aan te wennen en je moet gewoon volhouden totdat je aan gewend ben. Heb absoluut geen spijt dat ik dit gekocht heb. Een foutje in het ontwerp vind ik dat hoewel de Soundbrenner zonder de app te gebruiken is je niet weet welke tempo je ingesteld heb dus hier moet je eigenlijk op gevoel werken, had liever gehad dat ze een kleine lcd-schermpje had met de ingestelde tempo. Wat wel handig is bij deze is de tap-functie. Samen met de app werkt het perfect en de mogelijkheid in de app om afspeellijsten aan te maken is ook een mooie toevoeging.