104 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 104 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 576.923 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.308 seconds. Below are the delay times for every note value, the same notes in Hz, bar and phrase lengths, samples per beat and the genres that typically sit at this tempo.
104 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 104 BPM lasts about 576.92 ms (60,000 divided by 104), an eighth note about 288.46 ms and a dotted eighth about 432.69 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 100 BPM, with 600 ms per beat.
- A beat is 25,442.308 samples at 44.1 kHz and 27,692.308 samples at 48 kHz, neither a whole number, so sample accurate loop points round slightly at both rates.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes about 9.231 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 78 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 104 to 105 BPM shortens each beat by 5.495 ms, about 0.95% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.733 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.4333 Hz.
Delay times at 104 BPM
Milliseconds for each note value. Dotted notes are 1.5 times as long, triplets 2/3 as long. Rounded to 2 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 2,307.69 ms | 3,461.54 ms | 1,538.46 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,153.85 ms | 1,730.77 ms | 769.23 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 576.92 ms | 865.38 ms | 384.62 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 288.46 ms | 432.69 ms | 192.31 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 144.23 ms | 216.35 ms | 96.15 ms |
| 1/32 note | 72.12 ms | 108.17 ms | 48.08 ms |
| 1/64 note | 36.06 ms | 54.09 ms | 24.04 ms |
104 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 104 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.433 Hz | 0.289 Hz | 0.65 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.867 Hz | 0.578 Hz | 1.3 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.733 Hz | 1.156 Hz | 2.6 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.467 Hz | 2.311 Hz | 5.2 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 6.933 Hz | 4.622 Hz | 10.4 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 13.867 Hz | 9.244 Hz | 20.8 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 27.733 Hz | 18.489 Hz | 41.6 Hz |
Bar lengths at 104 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.308 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 4.615 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 9.231 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 18.462 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 36.923 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 73.846 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.731 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.731 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.019 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.885 s |
Samples per beat at 104 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 25,442.308 | 101,769.231 |
| 48 kHz | 27,692.308 | 110,769.231 |
| 96 kHz | 55,384.615 | 221,538.462 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 104.
What music is 104 BPM?
Mid tempo (100 to 119 BPM). This is a mid tempo, close to a brisk walking pace. Much pop, rock and dance pop lands somewhere in this range, which is quick enough to move to and slow enough for a vocal to breathe.
Typical tempo ranges that include 104 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock.
Half time: 52 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 208 BPM, faster than the genre ranges listed here.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 104 BPM may be counted as 52 or 208 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 104 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 104 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 104 BPM lasts about 576.92 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 104. An eighth note is about 288.46 ms and a sixteenth note is about 144.23 ms.
What delay time should I use at 104 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 576.92 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 432.69 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 192.31 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 104 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 104 BPM lasts about 2.308 seconds, so 8 bars take about 18.462 seconds and 16 bars take about 36.923 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.731 seconds.
Is 104 BPM fast or slow?
Mid tempo (100 to 119 BPM). Typical ranges that include 104 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock. Half time is 52 BPM and double time is 208 BPM.