148 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 148 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 405.405 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.622 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.
148 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 148 BPM lasts about 405.41 ms (60,000 divided by 148), an eighth note about 202.7 ms and a dotted eighth about 304.05 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 17,878.378 samples at 44.1 kHz and 19,459.459 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 6.486 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 111 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 148 to 149 BPM shortens each beat by 2.721 ms, about 0.67% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.467 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.6167 Hz.
Delay times at 148 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) | 1,621.62 ms | 2,432.43 ms | 1,081.08 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 810.81 ms | 1,216.22 ms | 540.54 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 405.41 ms | 608.11 ms | 270.27 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 202.7 ms | 304.05 ms | 135.14 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 101.35 ms | 152.03 ms | 67.57 ms |
| 1/32 note | 50.68 ms | 76.01 ms | 33.78 ms |
| 1/64 note | 25.34 ms | 38.01 ms | 16.89 ms |
148 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 148 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.617 Hz | 0.411 Hz | 0.925 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.233 Hz | 0.822 Hz | 1.85 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.467 Hz | 1.644 Hz | 3.7 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.933 Hz | 3.289 Hz | 7.4 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 9.867 Hz | 6.578 Hz | 14.8 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 19.733 Hz | 13.156 Hz | 29.6 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 39.467 Hz | 26.311 Hz | 59.2 Hz |
Bar lengths at 148 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.622 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.243 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 6.486 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 12.973 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 25.946 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 51.892 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.216 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.216 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.419 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.027 s |
Samples per beat at 148 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 17,878.378 | 71,513.514 |
| 48 kHz | 19,459.459 | 77,837.838 |
| 96 kHz | 38,918.919 | 155,675.676 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 148.
What music is 148 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 148 BPM: Techno, Trap (often felt at half time), Dubstep (felt at half time).
Half time: 74 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop. Double time: 296 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 148 BPM may be counted as 74 or 296 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 148 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 148 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 148 BPM lasts about 405.41 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 148. An eighth note is about 202.7 ms and a sixteenth note is about 101.35 ms.
What delay time should I use at 148 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 405.41 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 304.05 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 135.14 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 148 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 148 BPM lasts about 1.622 seconds, so 8 bars take about 12.973 seconds and 16 bars take about 25.946 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.216 seconds.
Is 148 BPM fast or slow?
Fast (140 to 159 BPM). Typical ranges that include 148 BPM: Techno, Trap, Dubstep. Half time is 74 BPM and double time is 296 BPM.