86 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 86 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 697.674 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.791 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.
86 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 86 BPM lasts about 697.67 ms (60,000 divided by 86), an eighth note about 348.84 ms and a dotted eighth about 523.26 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 30,767.442 samples at 44.1 kHz and 33,488.372 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 11.163 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 64.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 86 to 87 BPM shortens each beat by 8.019 ms, about 1.15% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.433 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.3583 Hz.
Delay times at 86 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) | 2,790.7 ms | 4,186.05 ms | 1,860.47 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,395.35 ms | 2,093.02 ms | 930.23 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 697.67 ms | 1,046.51 ms | 465.12 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 348.84 ms | 523.26 ms | 232.56 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 174.42 ms | 261.63 ms | 116.28 ms |
| 1/32 note | 87.21 ms | 130.81 ms | 58.14 ms |
| 1/64 note | 43.6 ms | 65.41 ms | 29.07 ms |
86 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 86 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.358 Hz | 0.239 Hz | 0.538 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.717 Hz | 0.478 Hz | 1.075 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.433 Hz | 0.956 Hz | 2.15 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 2.867 Hz | 1.911 Hz | 4.3 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 5.733 Hz | 3.822 Hz | 8.6 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 11.467 Hz | 7.644 Hz | 17.2 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 22.933 Hz | 15.289 Hz | 34.4 Hz |
Bar lengths at 86 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.791 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 5.581 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 11.163 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 22.326 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 44.651 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 89.302 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.093 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 2.093 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.442 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.488 s |
Samples per beat at 86 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 30,767.442 | 123,069.767 |
| 48 kHz | 33,488.372 | 133,953.488 |
| 96 kHz | 66,976.744 | 267,906.977 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 86.
What music is 86 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 86 BPM: Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton.
Half time: 43 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 172 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 86 BPM may be counted as 43 or 172 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 86 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 86 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 86 BPM lasts about 697.67 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 86. An eighth note is about 348.84 ms and a sixteenth note is about 174.42 ms.
What delay time should I use at 86 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 697.67 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 523.26 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 232.56 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 86 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 86 BPM lasts about 2.791 seconds, so 8 bars take about 22.326 seconds and 16 bars take about 44.651 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 2.093 seconds.
Is 86 BPM fast or slow?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). Typical ranges that include 86 BPM: Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton. Half time is 43 BPM and double time is 172 BPM.