146 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 146 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 410.959 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.644 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.
146 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 146 BPM lasts about 410.96 ms (60,000 divided by 146), an eighth note about 205.48 ms and a dotted eighth about 308.22 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 150 BPM, with 400 ms per beat.
- A beat is 18,123.288 samples at 44.1 kHz and 19,726.027 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 6.575 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 109.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 146 to 147 BPM shortens each beat by 2.796 ms, about 0.68% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.433 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.6083 Hz.
Delay times at 146 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) | 1,643.84 ms | 2,465.75 ms | 1,095.89 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 821.92 ms | 1,232.88 ms | 547.95 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 410.96 ms | 616.44 ms | 273.97 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 205.48 ms | 308.22 ms | 136.99 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 102.74 ms | 154.11 ms | 68.49 ms |
| 1/32 note | 51.37 ms | 77.05 ms | 34.25 ms |
| 1/64 note | 25.68 ms | 38.53 ms | 17.12 ms |
146 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 146 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.608 Hz | 0.406 Hz | 0.913 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.217 Hz | 0.811 Hz | 1.825 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.433 Hz | 1.622 Hz | 3.65 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.867 Hz | 3.244 Hz | 7.3 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 9.733 Hz | 6.489 Hz | 14.6 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 19.467 Hz | 12.978 Hz | 29.2 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 38.933 Hz | 25.956 Hz | 58.4 Hz |
Bar lengths at 146 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.644 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.288 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 6.575 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 13.151 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 26.301 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 52.603 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.233 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.233 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.438 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.055 s |
Samples per beat at 146 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 18,123.288 | 72,493.151 |
| 48 kHz | 19,726.027 | 78,904.11 |
| 96 kHz | 39,452.055 | 157,808.219 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 146.
What music is 146 BPM?
Fast (140 to 159 BPM). This is a fast tempo. Some styles in this range are felt at half time, with the snare on beat 3 instead of 2 and 4, which makes a fast grid feel heavy and slow.
Typical tempo ranges that include 146 BPM: Techno, Trap (often felt at half time), Dubstep (felt at half time).
Half time: 73 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop. Double time: 292 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 146 BPM may be counted as 73 or 292 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 146 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 146 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 146 BPM lasts about 410.96 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 146. An eighth note is about 205.48 ms and a sixteenth note is about 102.74 ms.
What delay time should I use at 146 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 410.96 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 308.22 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 136.99 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 146 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 146 BPM lasts about 1.644 seconds, so 8 bars take about 13.151 seconds and 16 bars take about 26.301 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.233 seconds.
Is 146 BPM fast or slow?
Fast (140 to 159 BPM). Typical ranges that include 146 BPM: Techno, Trap, Dubstep. Half time is 73 BPM and double time is 292 BPM.