80 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 80 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 750 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 3 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.
80 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 80 BPM lasts 750 ms (60,000 divided by 80), an eighth note 375 ms and a dotted eighth 562.5 ms.
- 80 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 (33,075 and 36,000), so loops cut on the beat line up exactly at either rate.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes 12 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 60 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 80 to 81 BPM shortens each beat by 9.259 ms, about 1.23% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.333 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.3333 Hz.
Delay times at 80 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) | 3,000 ms | 4,500 ms | 2,000 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,500 ms | 2,250 ms | 1,000 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 750 ms | 1,125 ms | 500 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 375 ms | 562.5 ms | 250 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 187.5 ms | 281.25 ms | 125 ms |
| 1/32 note | 93.75 ms | 140.63 ms | 62.5 ms |
| 1/64 note | 46.88 ms | 70.31 ms | 31.25 ms |
80 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 80 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.333 Hz | 0.222 Hz | 0.5 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.667 Hz | 0.444 Hz | 1 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.333 Hz | 0.889 Hz | 2 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.667 Hz | 1.778 Hz | 4 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 5.333 Hz | 3.556 Hz | 8 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 10.667 Hz | 7.111 Hz | 16 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 21.333 Hz | 14.222 Hz | 32 Hz |
Bar lengths at 80 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 3 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 6 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 12 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 24 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 48 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 96 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.25 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.25 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.625 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.75 s |
Samples per beat at 80 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 33,075 | 132,300 |
| 48 kHz | 36,000 | 144,000 |
| 96 kHz | 72,000 | 288,000 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 80.
What music is 80 BPM?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). This is a relaxed, head nodding tempo. A lot of hip hop, R&B and laid back grooves sit in this range, where the gap between beats leaves space for swing, ghost notes and vocal phrasing.
Typical tempo ranges that include 80 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop.
Half time: 40 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 160 BPM, in the typical range of Trap (often felt at half time), Hardstyle, Footwork and juke, Drum and bass, Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 80 BPM may be counted as 40 or 160 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 80 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 80 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 80 BPM lasts 750 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 80. An eighth note is 375 ms and a sixteenth note is 187.5 ms.
What delay time should I use at 80 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set 750 ms, for a dotted eighth set 562.5 ms and for an eighth note triplet set 250 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 80 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 80 BPM lasts 3 seconds, so 8 bars take 24 seconds and 16 bars take 48 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts 2.25 seconds.
Is 80 BPM fast or slow?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). Typical ranges that include 80 BPM: Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop. Half time is 40 BPM and double time is 160 BPM.