63 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 63 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 952.381 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3.81 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.
63 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 63 BPM lasts about 952.38 ms (60,000 divided by 63), an eighth note about 476.19 ms and a dotted eighth about 714.29 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.
- At 44.1 kHz a beat is exactly 42,000 samples, while at 48 kHz it is 45,714.286 samples.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes about 15.238 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 47.25 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 63 to 64 BPM shortens each beat by 14.881 ms, about 1.56% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at 1.05 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at 0.2625 Hz.
Delay times at 63 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) | 3,809.52 ms | 5,714.29 ms | 2,539.68 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,904.76 ms | 2,857.14 ms | 1,269.84 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 952.38 ms | 1,428.57 ms | 634.92 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 476.19 ms | 714.29 ms | 317.46 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 238.1 ms | 357.14 ms | 158.73 ms |
| 1/32 note | 119.05 ms | 178.57 ms | 79.37 ms |
| 1/64 note | 59.52 ms | 89.29 ms | 39.68 ms |
63 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 63 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.263 Hz | 0.175 Hz | 0.394 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.525 Hz | 0.35 Hz | 0.788 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.05 Hz | 0.7 Hz | 1.575 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.1 Hz | 1.4 Hz | 3.15 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 4.2 Hz | 2.8 Hz | 6.3 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 8.4 Hz | 5.6 Hz | 12.6 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 16.8 Hz | 11.2 Hz | 25.2 Hz |
Bar lengths at 63 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3.81 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 7.619 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 15.238 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 30.476 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 60.952 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 121.905 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.857 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.857 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 3.333 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 4.762 s |
Samples per beat at 63 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 42,000 | 168,000 |
| 48 kHz | 45,714.286 | 182,857.143 |
| 96 kHz | 91,428.571 | 365,714.286 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 63.
What music is 63 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 63 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B.
Half time: 31.5 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 126 BPM, in the typical range of Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House, Techno.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 63 BPM may be counted as 31.5 or 126 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 63 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 63 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 63 BPM lasts about 952.38 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 63. An eighth note is about 476.19 ms and a sixteenth note is about 238.1 ms.
What delay time should I use at 63 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 952.38 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 714.29 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 317.46 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 63 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 63 BPM lasts about 3.81 seconds, so 8 bars take about 30.476 seconds and 16 bars take about 60.952 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.857 seconds.
Is 63 BPM fast or slow?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). Typical ranges that include 63 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Half time is 31.5 BPM and double time is 126 BPM.