BPM to ms Chart: Delay Times for Every Tempo
A reference page for each of the 141 whole tempos from 60 to 200 BPM: delay times in milliseconds for every note value (straight, dotted and triplet), the same notes in Hz, bar lengths, samples per beat at 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz, and the genres that typically sit at that tempo. For decimal tempos, tap tempo or milliseconds back to BPM, use the free BPM and Delay Time Calculator.
The rule behind every page: one beat lasts 60,000 divided by the BPM, in milliseconds. At 120 BPM that is 500 ms.
Slow (60 to 79 BPM)
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM)
Mid tempo (100 to 119 BPM)
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM)
Fast (140 to 159 BPM)
Very fast (160 to 200 BPM)
Typical tempo ranges by genre
Rough guides only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
Ballads60 to 80 BPM
Reggae60 to 90 BPM
R&B60 to 100 BPM
Downtempo and trip hop70 to 100 BPM
Lofi hip hop70 to 90 BPM
Hip hop80 to 100 BPM
Reggaeton85 to 100 BPM
Afrobeats100 to 120 BPM
Pop100 to 130 BPM
Rock100 to 140 BPM
Disco and nu disco110 to 130 BPM
House118 to 130 BPM
Techno125 to 150 BPM
Trance128 to 140 BPM
UK garage130 to 140 BPM
Trap (often felt at half time)130 to 160 BPM
Dubstep (felt at half time)138 to 150 BPM
Hardstyle150 to 160 BPM
Footwork and juke155 to 165 BPM
Drum and bass160 to 180 BPM
Punk150 to 200 BPM
Hardcore techno and gabber160 to 200 BPM
More free tempo tools: Tap Tempo, the Online Metronome and Change Pitch and Tempo.