78 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 78 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 769.231 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3.077 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.
78 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 78 BPM lasts about 769.23 ms (60,000 divided by 78), an eighth note about 384.62 ms and a dotted eighth about 576.92 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 80 BPM, with 750 ms per beat.
- A beat is 33,923.077 samples at 44.1 kHz and 36,923.077 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 12.308 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 58.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 78 to 79 BPM shortens each beat by 9.737 ms, about 1.27% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at 1.3 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at 0.325 Hz.
Delay times at 78 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) | 3,076.92 ms | 4,615.38 ms | 2,051.28 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,538.46 ms | 2,307.69 ms | 1,025.64 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 769.23 ms | 1,153.85 ms | 512.82 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 384.62 ms | 576.92 ms | 256.41 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 192.31 ms | 288.46 ms | 128.21 ms |
| 1/32 note | 96.15 ms | 144.23 ms | 64.1 ms |
| 1/64 note | 48.08 ms | 72.12 ms | 32.05 ms |
78 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 78 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.325 Hz | 0.217 Hz | 0.488 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.65 Hz | 0.433 Hz | 0.975 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.3 Hz | 0.867 Hz | 1.95 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.6 Hz | 1.733 Hz | 3.9 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 5.2 Hz | 3.467 Hz | 7.8 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 10.4 Hz | 6.933 Hz | 15.6 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 20.8 Hz | 13.867 Hz | 31.2 Hz |
Bar lengths at 78 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3.077 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 6.154 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 12.308 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 24.615 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 49.231 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 98.462 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.308 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.308 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.692 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.846 s |
Samples per beat at 78 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 33,923.077 | 135,692.308 |
| 48 kHz | 36,923.077 | 147,692.308 |
| 96 kHz | 73,846.154 | 295,384.615 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 78.
What music is 78 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 78 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop.
Half time: 39 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 156 BPM, in the typical range of Trap (often felt at half time), Hardstyle, Footwork and juke, Punk.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 78 BPM may be counted as 39 or 156 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 78 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 78 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 78 BPM lasts about 769.23 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 78. An eighth note is about 384.62 ms and a sixteenth note is about 192.31 ms.
What delay time should I use at 78 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 769.23 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 576.92 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 256.41 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 78 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 78 BPM lasts about 3.077 seconds, so 8 bars take about 24.615 seconds and 16 bars take about 49.231 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.308 seconds.
Is 78 BPM fast or slow?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). Typical ranges that include 78 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop. Half time is 39 BPM and double time is 156 BPM.