diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index a72dc9ebe59fcff030819577734883faf1564c9a..1710eb68b1db4d5c9f94bf58aa76cea2a169e061 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ var port = (process.env.PORT || 5000);
 var bpm = 120;
 var stepPos = 0;
 
+var noteSpeedVal = 4; // quarternote
+
 var metronome = null;
 metronome = setInterval(function(){ 
                 io.sockets.emit('metronome', getStepPos());
-              }, (60000 / bpm)/4);
+              }, (60000 / bpm)/noteSpeedVal);
 
 
 http.listen(port, function() {
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ function generateMetronome(newBpm, oldMetronome){
   
   return setInterval(function(){ 
                 io.sockets.emit('metronome', getStepPos());
-              }, (60000 / newBpm)/4);
+              }, (60000 / newBpm)/noteSpeedVal);
 
 
 }
diff --git a/public/client.js b/public/client.js
index af36f35c60b44acd9832c0fb4cf048afe0851cf6..94b68cce9d126e6f92afc99146fdda97980e5a1b 100644
--- a/public/client.js
+++ b/public/client.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $(function(){
 
     // metronome
     iosocket.on('metronome', function(serverStepPos){
+        console.log('tick');
         stepPos = serverStepPos;
         advanceStep(stepPos);
         playExternalSound();