84 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 84 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 714.286 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.857 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.
84 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 84 BPM lasts about 714.29 ms (60,000 divided by 84), an eighth note about 357.14 ms and a dotted eighth about 535.71 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 80 BPM, with 750 ms per beat.
- At 44.1 kHz a beat is exactly 31,500 samples, while at 48 kHz it is 34,285.714 samples.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes about 11.429 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 63 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 84 to 85 BPM shortens each beat by 8.403 ms, about 1.18% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at 1.4 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at 0.35 Hz.
Delay times at 84 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) | 2,857.14 ms | 4,285.71 ms | 1,904.76 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,428.57 ms | 2,142.86 ms | 952.38 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 714.29 ms | 1,071.43 ms | 476.19 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 357.14 ms | 535.71 ms | 238.1 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 178.57 ms | 267.86 ms | 119.05 ms |
| 1/32 note | 89.29 ms | 133.93 ms | 59.52 ms |
| 1/64 note | 44.64 ms | 66.96 ms | 29.76 ms |
84 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 84 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.35 Hz | 0.233 Hz | 0.525 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.7 Hz | 0.467 Hz | 1.05 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.4 Hz | 0.933 Hz | 2.1 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.8 Hz | 1.867 Hz | 4.2 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 5.6 Hz | 3.733 Hz | 8.4 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 11.2 Hz | 7.467 Hz | 16.8 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 22.4 Hz | 14.933 Hz | 33.6 Hz |
Bar lengths at 84 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.857 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 5.714 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 11.429 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 22.857 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 45.714 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 91.429 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.143 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.143 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.5 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.571 s |
Samples per beat at 84 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 31,500 | 126,000 |
| 48 kHz | 34,285.714 | 137,142.857 |
| 96 kHz | 68,571.429 | 274,285.714 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 84.
What music is 84 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 84 BPM: Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop.
Half time: 42 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 168 BPM, in the typical range of 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 84 BPM may be counted as 42 or 168 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 84 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 84 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 84 BPM lasts about 714.29 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 84. An eighth note is about 357.14 ms and a sixteenth note is about 178.57 ms.
What delay time should I use at 84 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 714.29 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 535.71 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 238.1 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 84 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 84 BPM lasts about 2.857 seconds, so 8 bars take about 22.857 seconds and 16 bars take about 45.714 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.143 seconds.
Is 84 BPM fast or slow?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). Typical ranges that include 84 BPM: Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop. Half time is 42 BPM and double time is 168 BPM.