74 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 74 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 810.811 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3.243 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.
74 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 74 BPM lasts about 810.81 ms (60,000 divided by 74), an eighth note about 405.41 ms and a dotted eighth about 608.11 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 75 BPM, with 800 ms per beat.
- A beat is 35,756.757 samples at 44.1 kHz and 38,918.919 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 12.973 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 55.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 74 to 75 BPM shortens each beat by 10.811 ms, about 1.33% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.233 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.3083 Hz.
Delay times at 74 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) | 3,243.24 ms | 4,864.86 ms | 2,162.16 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,621.62 ms | 2,432.43 ms | 1,081.08 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 810.81 ms | 1,216.22 ms | 540.54 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 405.41 ms | 608.11 ms | 270.27 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 202.7 ms | 304.05 ms | 135.14 ms |
| 1/32 note | 101.35 ms | 152.03 ms | 67.57 ms |
| 1/64 note | 50.68 ms | 76.01 ms | 33.78 ms |
74 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 74 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.308 Hz | 0.206 Hz | 0.463 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.617 Hz | 0.411 Hz | 0.925 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.233 Hz | 0.822 Hz | 1.85 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.467 Hz | 1.644 Hz | 3.7 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 4.933 Hz | 3.289 Hz | 7.4 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 9.867 Hz | 6.578 Hz | 14.8 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 19.733 Hz | 13.156 Hz | 29.6 Hz |
Bar lengths at 74 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3.243 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 6.486 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 12.973 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 25.946 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 51.892 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 103.784 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.432 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.432 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.838 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 4.054 s |
Samples per beat at 74 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 35,756.757 | 143,027.027 |
| 48 kHz | 38,918.919 | 155,675.676 |
| 96 kHz | 77,837.838 | 311,351.351 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 74.
What music is 74 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 74 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop.
Half time: 37 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 148 BPM, in the typical range of Techno, Trap (often felt at half time), Dubstep (felt at half time).
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 74 BPM may be counted as 37 or 148 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 74 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 74 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 74 BPM lasts about 810.81 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 74. An eighth note is about 405.41 ms and a sixteenth note is about 202.7 ms.
What delay time should I use at 74 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 810.81 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 608.11 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 270.27 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 74 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 74 BPM lasts about 3.243 seconds, so 8 bars take about 25.946 seconds and 16 bars take about 51.892 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.432 seconds.
Is 74 BPM fast or slow?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). Typical ranges that include 74 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop. Half time is 37 BPM and double time is 148 BPM.