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I'm not sure why you need the metronome if you are playing along with the song. When the song starts you should be able to tap your foot, or however you get the beat, and then play along with that beat. But if you want to be able to get the tempo, to set a metronome, perhaps to work a lick or section, there are ways. First, most metronomes will have a "tap tempo" mode. This allows you to, as the name suggests, to tap a button on the metronome with the beat and then the metronome will set itself to that speed. On my Line 6 POD 500X the button is just called "TAP". On my phone app, "Mobile Metronome Pro", there is a button that says "or tap tempo here". You may have to consult the manual for your metronome to find out how to start and stop it. But the concept is the same. You start the metronome counting and then after a time period stop it. The metronome counted the beats and the number of seconds you had it count those beats. The metronome does the math and then gives you beats/minute. Lastly, you can just time it yourself. Do it the way we healthcare people always used to count heart rates before it, like everything, went digital!🤔 Remember the nurse or healthcare person holding your wrist (palpating) and looking at his/her watch? Tap along to the song and count and time yourself. Count the beats and then, depending on how long you measured, convert it to 1 minute. If you counted 23 beats for 15 seconds, multiply 23 by 4 and you have 92 bpm. Count 31 beats in 10 seconds? 31 x 6 = 186 bpm. Are you listening to metal?😁 The longer you count for the more accurate it will be. At least 15 seconds for most accuracy.

I just put the D’Addario humidity control packs in 3 guitar cases. In GA the issue is usually to much humidity but in the winter months I do like a fire in the fireplace and this dries up the house a good bit. I use Boveda packs in my cigar humidors for the same reason with good results.