75 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 75 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 800 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3.2 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.
75 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 75 BPM lasts 800 ms (60,000 divided by 75), an eighth note 400 ms and a dotted eighth 600 ms.
- 75 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 (35,280 and 38,400), so loops cut on the beat line up exactly at either rate.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes 12.8 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 56.25 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 75 to 76 BPM shortens each beat by 10.526 ms, about 1.32% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at 1.25 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at 0.3125 Hz.
Delay times at 75 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) | 3,200 ms | 4,800 ms | 2,133.33 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,600 ms | 2,400 ms | 1,066.67 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 800 ms | 1,200 ms | 533.33 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 400 ms | 600 ms | 266.67 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 200 ms | 300 ms | 133.33 ms |
| 1/32 note | 100 ms | 150 ms | 66.67 ms |
| 1/64 note | 50 ms | 75 ms | 33.33 ms |
75 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 75 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.313 Hz | 0.208 Hz | 0.469 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.625 Hz | 0.417 Hz | 0.938 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.25 Hz | 0.833 Hz | 1.875 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.5 Hz | 1.667 Hz | 3.75 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 5 Hz | 3.333 Hz | 7.5 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 10 Hz | 6.667 Hz | 15 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 20 Hz | 13.333 Hz | 30 Hz |
Bar lengths at 75 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3.2 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 6.4 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 12.8 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 25.6 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 51.2 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 102.4 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.4 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.4 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.8 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 4 s |
Samples per beat at 75 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 35,280 | 141,120 |
| 48 kHz | 38,400 | 153,600 |
| 96 kHz | 76,800 | 307,200 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 75.
What music is 75 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 75 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop.
Half time: 37.5 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 150 BPM, in the typical range of Techno, Trap (often felt at half time), Dubstep (felt at half time), Hardstyle, Punk.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 75 BPM may be counted as 37.5 or 150 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 75 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 75 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 75 BPM lasts 800 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 75. An eighth note is 400 ms and a sixteenth note is 200 ms.
What delay time should I use at 75 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set 800 ms, for a dotted eighth set 600 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 266.67 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 75 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 75 BPM lasts 3.2 seconds, so 8 bars take 25.6 seconds and 16 bars take 51.2 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts 2.4 seconds.
Is 75 BPM fast or slow?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). Typical ranges that include 75 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop. Half time is 37.5 BPM and double time is 150 BPM.