61 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 61 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 983.607 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3.934 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.
61 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 61 BPM lasts about 983.61 ms (60,000 divided by 61), an eighth note about 491.8 ms and a dotted eighth about 737.7 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 60 BPM, with 1,000 ms per beat.
- A beat is 43,377.049 samples at 44.1 kHz and 47,213.115 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 15.738 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 45.75 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 61 to 62 BPM shortens each beat by 15.865 ms, about 1.61% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.017 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.2542 Hz.
Delay times at 61 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) | 3,934.43 ms | 5,901.64 ms | 2,622.95 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,967.21 ms | 2,950.82 ms | 1,311.48 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 983.61 ms | 1,475.41 ms | 655.74 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 491.8 ms | 737.7 ms | 327.87 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 245.9 ms | 368.85 ms | 163.93 ms |
| 1/32 note | 122.95 ms | 184.43 ms | 81.97 ms |
| 1/64 note | 61.48 ms | 92.21 ms | 40.98 ms |
61 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 61 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.254 Hz | 0.169 Hz | 0.381 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.508 Hz | 0.339 Hz | 0.763 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.017 Hz | 0.678 Hz | 1.525 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.033 Hz | 1.356 Hz | 3.05 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 4.067 Hz | 2.711 Hz | 6.1 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 8.133 Hz | 5.422 Hz | 12.2 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 16.267 Hz | 10.844 Hz | 24.4 Hz |
Bar lengths at 61 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3.934 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 7.869 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 15.738 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 31.475 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 62.951 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 125.902 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.951 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.951 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 3.443 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 4.918 s |
Samples per beat at 61 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 43,377.049 | 173,508.197 |
| 48 kHz | 47,213.115 | 188,852.459 |
| 96 kHz | 94,426.23 | 377,704.918 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 61.
What music is 61 BPM?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). This is a slow tempo. Slow songs, ballads and laid back grooves live here, and a long note or a long delay tail has plenty of room. Because each beat is long, small timing differences are easy to hear, so slow tracks reward a tight, deliberate groove.
Typical tempo ranges that include 61 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B.
Half time: 30.5 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 122 BPM, in the typical range of Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 61 BPM may be counted as 30.5 or 122 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 61 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 61 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 61 BPM lasts about 983.61 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 61. An eighth note is about 491.8 ms and a sixteenth note is about 245.9 ms.
What delay time should I use at 61 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 983.61 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 737.7 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 327.87 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 61 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 61 BPM lasts about 3.934 seconds, so 8 bars take about 31.475 seconds and 16 bars take about 62.951 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.951 seconds.
Is 61 BPM fast or slow?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). Typical ranges that include 61 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Half time is 30.5 BPM and double time is 122 BPM.