164 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 164 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 365.854 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.463 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.
164 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 164 BPM lasts about 365.85 ms (60,000 divided by 164), an eighth note about 182.93 ms and a dotted eighth about 274.39 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 160 BPM, with 375 ms per beat.
- A beat is 16,134.146 samples at 44.1 kHz and 17,560.976 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 5.854 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 123 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 164 to 165 BPM shortens each beat by 2.217 ms, about 0.61% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.733 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.6833 Hz.
Delay times at 164 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) | 1,463.41 ms | 2,195.12 ms | 975.61 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 731.71 ms | 1,097.56 ms | 487.8 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 365.85 ms | 548.78 ms | 243.9 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 182.93 ms | 274.39 ms | 121.95 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 91.46 ms | 137.2 ms | 60.98 ms |
| 1/32 note | 45.73 ms | 68.6 ms | 30.49 ms |
| 1/64 note | 22.87 ms | 34.3 ms | 15.24 ms |
164 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 164 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.683 Hz | 0.456 Hz | 1.025 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.367 Hz | 0.911 Hz | 2.05 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.733 Hz | 1.822 Hz | 4.1 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 5.467 Hz | 3.644 Hz | 8.2 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 10.933 Hz | 7.289 Hz | 16.4 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 21.867 Hz | 14.578 Hz | 32.8 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 43.733 Hz | 29.156 Hz | 65.6 Hz |
Bar lengths at 164 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.463 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 2.927 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 5.854 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 11.707 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 23.415 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 46.829 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.098 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.098 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.28 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 1.829 s |
Samples per beat at 164 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 16,134.146 | 64,536.585 |
| 48 kHz | 17,560.976 | 70,243.902 |
| 96 kHz | 35,121.951 | 140,487.805 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 164.
What music is 164 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 164 BPM: Footwork and juke, Drum and bass, Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber.
Half time: 82 BPM, in the typical range of Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop. Double time: 328 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 164 BPM may be counted as 82 or 328 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 164 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 164 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 164 BPM lasts about 365.85 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 164. An eighth note is about 182.93 ms and a sixteenth note is about 91.46 ms.
What delay time should I use at 164 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 365.85 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 274.39 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 121.95 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 164 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 164 BPM lasts about 1.463 seconds, so 8 bars take about 11.707 seconds and 16 bars take about 23.415 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.098 seconds.
Is 164 BPM fast or slow?
Very fast (160 to 200 BPM). Typical ranges that include 164 BPM: Footwork and juke, Drum and bass, Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber. Half time is 82 BPM and double time is 328 BPM.