62 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 62 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 967.742 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3.871 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.
62 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 62 BPM lasts about 967.74 ms (60,000 divided by 62), an eighth note about 483.87 ms and a dotted eighth about 725.81 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 42,677.419 samples at 44.1 kHz and 46,451.613 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 15.484 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 46.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 62 to 63 BPM shortens each beat by 15.361 ms, about 1.59% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.033 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.2583 Hz.
Delay times at 62 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) | 3,870.97 ms | 5,806.45 ms | 2,580.65 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,935.48 ms | 2,903.23 ms | 1,290.32 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 967.74 ms | 1,451.61 ms | 645.16 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 483.87 ms | 725.81 ms | 322.58 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 241.94 ms | 362.9 ms | 161.29 ms |
| 1/32 note | 120.97 ms | 181.45 ms | 80.65 ms |
| 1/64 note | 60.48 ms | 90.73 ms | 40.32 ms |
62 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 62 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.258 Hz | 0.172 Hz | 0.388 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.517 Hz | 0.344 Hz | 0.775 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.033 Hz | 0.689 Hz | 1.55 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.067 Hz | 1.378 Hz | 3.1 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 4.133 Hz | 2.756 Hz | 6.2 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 8.267 Hz | 5.511 Hz | 12.4 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 16.533 Hz | 11.022 Hz | 24.8 Hz |
Bar lengths at 62 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3.871 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 7.742 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 15.484 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 30.968 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 61.935 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 123.871 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.903 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.903 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 3.387 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 4.839 s |
Samples per beat at 62 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 42,677.419 | 170,709.677 |
| 48 kHz | 46,451.613 | 185,806.452 |
| 96 kHz | 92,903.226 | 371,612.903 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 62.
What music is 62 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 62 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B.
Half time: 31 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 124 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 62 BPM may be counted as 31 or 124 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 62 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 62 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 62 BPM lasts about 967.74 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 62. An eighth note is about 483.87 ms and a sixteenth note is about 241.94 ms.
What delay time should I use at 62 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 967.74 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 725.81 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 322.58 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 62 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 62 BPM lasts about 3.871 seconds, so 8 bars take about 30.968 seconds and 16 bars take about 61.935 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.903 seconds.
Is 62 BPM fast or slow?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). Typical ranges that include 62 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Half time is 31 BPM and double time is 124 BPM.