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Practice with beats and counters

The Practice section is built for training rounds with a beat, a visual counter, and a focused full-screen view.

Where it is

In the web app, open the main menu and click Practice.

What you can do

  • Pick a suggested beat from the list.
  • Train by time or by patterns.
  • Switch between Easy mode and Hard mode.
  • Practice with random words that appear during the round.
  • Open a full-screen focus view.

How a round works

1. Pick a beat

Select a track from the dropdown. Each beat can already include:

  • configured BPM
  • track duration
  • extra intro bars if the beat starts with a break or intro

That lets practice adapt automatically to the selected beat.

2. Pick the counter type

You can train in two ways:

  • Time: the round lasts 60, 90, or 120 seconds.
  • Patterns: the wheel counts 4-bar blocks. You can choose 6 or 12 patterns.
Patterns

In CompeFlow, 1 pattern equals 4 bars.

3. Pick the mode

  • Easy mode: changes the word every 10 seconds.
  • Hard mode: changes the word every 5 seconds.

4. Press play

When the beat starts:

  • you first get a pulsing dot
  • then the 3, 2, 1, TIME countdown
  • the round starts from the configured bar in the beat

If the track has extra intro bars, the countdown shifts automatically.

Focus view

When the beat plays, a large practice interface takes over and shows only what matters:

  • circular timer or pattern wheel
  • reference bar counter
  • current word in large type
  • final TIME state

Near the end of the round, LAST appears:

  • in Time mode, when 10 seconds remain
  • in Patterns mode, when the final pattern begins

Shortcuts

  • Space: pause the beat
  • Esc: leave the full-screen view

If you exit the large view, you can reopen it from the player.

Reset round

The Reset round button sends the beat back to the start:

  • YouTube returns to 0
  • MP3 returns to 0:00

It also resets the counter, preroll countdown, and round state.

Recommendations

  1. 1
    Start with beats that already have BPM configured.
  2. 2
    Use 6 patterns for shorter rounds and 12 for longer sessions.
  3. 3
    If a beat comes in late, adjust extra intro bars in the admin.
  4. 4
    Use Easy for idea flow and Hard for quick-response training.