79 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 79 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 759.494 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3.038 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.
79 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 79 BPM lasts about 759.49 ms (60,000 divided by 79), an eighth note about 379.75 ms and a dotted eighth about 569.62 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 33,493.671 samples at 44.1 kHz and 36,455.696 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 12.152 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 59.25 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 79 to 80 BPM shortens each beat by 9.494 ms, about 1.25% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.317 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.3292 Hz.
Delay times at 79 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) | 3,037.97 ms | 4,556.96 ms | 2,025.32 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,518.99 ms | 2,278.48 ms | 1,012.66 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 759.49 ms | 1,139.24 ms | 506.33 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 379.75 ms | 569.62 ms | 253.16 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 189.87 ms | 284.81 ms | 126.58 ms |
| 1/32 note | 94.94 ms | 142.41 ms | 63.29 ms |
| 1/64 note | 47.47 ms | 71.2 ms | 31.65 ms |
79 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 79 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.329 Hz | 0.219 Hz | 0.494 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.658 Hz | 0.439 Hz | 0.988 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.317 Hz | 0.878 Hz | 1.975 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.633 Hz | 1.756 Hz | 3.95 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 5.267 Hz | 3.511 Hz | 7.9 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 10.533 Hz | 7.022 Hz | 15.8 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 21.067 Hz | 14.044 Hz | 31.6 Hz |
Bar lengths at 79 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3.038 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 6.076 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 12.152 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 24.304 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 48.608 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 97.215 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.278 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.278 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.658 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.797 s |
Samples per beat at 79 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 33,493.671 | 133,974.684 |
| 48 kHz | 36,455.696 | 145,822.785 |
| 96 kHz | 72,911.392 | 291,645.57 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 79.
What music is 79 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 79 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop.
Half time: 39.5 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 158 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 79 BPM may be counted as 39.5 or 158 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 79 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 79 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 79 BPM lasts about 759.49 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 79. An eighth note is about 379.75 ms and a sixteenth note is about 189.87 ms.
What delay time should I use at 79 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 759.49 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 569.62 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 253.16 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 79 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 79 BPM lasts about 3.038 seconds, so 8 bars take about 24.304 seconds and 16 bars take about 48.608 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.278 seconds.
Is 79 BPM fast or slow?
Slow (60 to 79 BPM). Typical ranges that include 79 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop. Half time is 39.5 BPM and double time is 158 BPM.