160 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 160 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 375 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.5 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.
160 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 160 BPM lasts 375 ms (60,000 divided by 160), an eighth note 187.5 ms and a dotted eighth 281.25 ms.
- 160 BPM is one of the few tempos between 60 and 200 where a beat is a whole number of milliseconds, so quarter note delays need no rounding.
- At 48 kHz a beat is exactly 18,000 samples, while at 44.1 kHz it is 16,537.5 samples, so a loop cut on the beat lands on a whole sample only at 48 kHz.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes 6 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 120 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 160 to 161 BPM shortens each beat by 2.329 ms, about 0.62% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.667 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.6667 Hz.
Delay times at 160 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) | 1,500 ms | 2,250 ms | 1,000 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 750 ms | 1,125 ms | 500 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 375 ms | 562.5 ms | 250 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 187.5 ms | 281.25 ms | 125 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 93.75 ms | 140.63 ms | 62.5 ms |
| 1/32 note | 46.88 ms | 70.31 ms | 31.25 ms |
| 1/64 note | 23.44 ms | 35.16 ms | 15.63 ms |
160 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 160 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.667 Hz | 0.444 Hz | 1 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.333 Hz | 0.889 Hz | 2 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.667 Hz | 1.778 Hz | 4 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 5.333 Hz | 3.556 Hz | 8 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 10.667 Hz | 7.111 Hz | 16 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 21.333 Hz | 14.222 Hz | 32 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 42.667 Hz | 28.444 Hz | 64 Hz |
Bar lengths at 160 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.5 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 6 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 12 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 24 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 48 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.125 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.125 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.313 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 1.875 s |
Samples per beat at 160 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 16,537.5 | 66,150 |
| 48 kHz | 18,000 | 72,000 |
| 96 kHz | 36,000 | 144,000 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 160.
What music is 160 BPM?
Very fast (160 to 200 BPM). This is a very fast tempo. Producers often program and feel music this fast at half time as well, so a pattern can be written on a slower grid and still drive at full speed.
Typical tempo ranges that include 160 BPM: Trap (often felt at half time), Hardstyle, Footwork and juke, Drum and bass, Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber.
Half time: 80 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop. Double time: 320 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 160 BPM may be counted as 80 or 320 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
Work at 160 BPM
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Questions about 160 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 160 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 160 BPM lasts 375 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 160. An eighth note is 187.5 ms and a sixteenth note is 93.75 ms.
What delay time should I use at 160 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set 375 ms, for a dotted eighth set 281.25 ms and for an eighth note triplet set 125 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 160 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 160 BPM lasts 1.5 seconds, so 8 bars take 12 seconds and 16 bars take 24 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts 1.125 seconds.
Is 160 BPM fast or slow?
Very fast (160 to 200 BPM). Typical ranges that include 160 BPM: Trap, Hardstyle, Footwork and juke, Drum and bass, Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber. Half time is 80 BPM and double time is 320 BPM.