200 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 200 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 300 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.2 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.
200 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 200 BPM lasts 300 ms (60,000 divided by 200), an eighth note 150 ms and a dotted eighth 225 ms.
- 200 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 both 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz a beat is a whole number of samples (13,230 and 14,400), so loops cut on the beat line up exactly at either rate.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes 4.8 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 150 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 200 to 201 BPM shortens each beat by 1.493 ms, about 0.5% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 3.333 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.8333 Hz.
Delay times at 200 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) | 1,200 ms | 1,800 ms | 800 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 600 ms | 900 ms | 400 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 300 ms | 450 ms | 200 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 150 ms | 225 ms | 100 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 75 ms | 112.5 ms | 50 ms |
| 1/32 note | 37.5 ms | 56.25 ms | 25 ms |
| 1/64 note | 18.75 ms | 28.13 ms | 12.5 ms |
200 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 200 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.833 Hz | 0.556 Hz | 1.25 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.667 Hz | 1.111 Hz | 2.5 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 3.333 Hz | 2.222 Hz | 5 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 6.667 Hz | 4.444 Hz | 10 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 13.333 Hz | 8.889 Hz | 20 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 26.667 Hz | 17.778 Hz | 40 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 53.333 Hz | 35.556 Hz | 80 Hz |
Bar lengths at 200 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.2 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 2.4 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 4.8 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 9.6 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 19.2 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 38.4 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 0.9 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 0.9 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.05 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 1.5 s |
Samples per beat at 200 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 13,230 | 52,920 |
| 48 kHz | 14,400 | 57,600 |
| 96 kHz | 28,800 | 115,200 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 200.
What music is 200 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 200 BPM: Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber.
Half time: 100 BPM, in the typical range of R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton, Afrobeats, Pop, Rock. Double time: 400 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 200 BPM may be counted as 100 or 400 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 200 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 200 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 200 BPM lasts 300 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 200. An eighth note is 150 ms and a sixteenth note is 75 ms.
What delay time should I use at 200 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set 300 ms, for a dotted eighth set 225 ms and for an eighth note triplet set 100 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 200 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 200 BPM lasts 1.2 seconds, so 8 bars take 9.6 seconds and 16 bars take 19.2 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts 0.9 seconds.
Is 200 BPM fast or slow?
Very fast (160 to 200 BPM). Typical ranges that include 200 BPM: Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber. Half time is 100 BPM and double time is 400 BPM.