116 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 116 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 517.241 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.069 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.
116 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 116 BPM lasts about 517.24 ms (60,000 divided by 116), an eighth note about 258.62 ms and a dotted eighth about 387.93 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 120 BPM, with 500 ms per beat.
- A beat is 22,810.345 samples at 44.1 kHz and 24,827.586 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 8.276 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 87 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 116 to 117 BPM shortens each beat by 4.421 ms, about 0.85% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.933 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.4833 Hz.
Delay times at 116 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) | 2,068.97 ms | 3,103.45 ms | 1,379.31 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,034.48 ms | 1,551.72 ms | 689.66 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 517.24 ms | 775.86 ms | 344.83 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 258.62 ms | 387.93 ms | 172.41 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 129.31 ms | 193.97 ms | 86.21 ms |
| 1/32 note | 64.66 ms | 96.98 ms | 43.1 ms |
| 1/64 note | 32.33 ms | 48.49 ms | 21.55 ms |
116 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 116 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.483 Hz | 0.322 Hz | 0.725 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.967 Hz | 0.644 Hz | 1.45 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.933 Hz | 1.289 Hz | 2.9 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.867 Hz | 2.578 Hz | 5.8 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 7.733 Hz | 5.156 Hz | 11.6 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 15.467 Hz | 10.311 Hz | 23.2 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 30.933 Hz | 20.622 Hz | 46.4 Hz |
Bar lengths at 116 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.069 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 4.138 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 8.276 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 16.552 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 33.103 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 66.207 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.552 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.552 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.81 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.586 s |
Samples per beat at 116 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 22,810.345 | 91,241.379 |
| 48 kHz | 24,827.586 | 99,310.345 |
| 96 kHz | 49,655.172 | 198,620.69 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 116.
What music is 116 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 116 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco.
Half time: 58 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 232 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 116 BPM may be counted as 58 or 232 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 116 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 116 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 116 BPM lasts about 517.24 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 116. An eighth note is about 258.62 ms and a sixteenth note is about 129.31 ms.
What delay time should I use at 116 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 517.24 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 387.93 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 172.41 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 116 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 116 BPM lasts about 2.069 seconds, so 8 bars take about 16.552 seconds and 16 bars take about 33.103 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.552 seconds.
Is 116 BPM fast or slow?
Mid tempo (100 to 119 BPM). Typical ranges that include 116 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco. Half time is 58 BPM and double time is 232 BPM.