95 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 95 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 631.579 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.526 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.
95 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 95 BPM lasts about 631.58 ms (60,000 divided by 95), an eighth note about 315.79 ms and a dotted eighth about 473.68 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 96 BPM, with 625 ms per beat.
- A beat is 27,852.632 samples at 44.1 kHz and 30,315.789 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 10.105 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 71.25 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 95 to 96 BPM shortens each beat by 6.579 ms, about 1.04% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.583 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.3958 Hz.
Delay times at 95 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) | 2,526.32 ms | 3,789.47 ms | 1,684.21 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,263.16 ms | 1,894.74 ms | 842.11 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 631.58 ms | 947.37 ms | 421.05 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 315.79 ms | 473.68 ms | 210.53 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 157.89 ms | 236.84 ms | 105.26 ms |
| 1/32 note | 78.95 ms | 118.42 ms | 52.63 ms |
| 1/64 note | 39.47 ms | 59.21 ms | 26.32 ms |
95 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 95 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.396 Hz | 0.264 Hz | 0.594 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.792 Hz | 0.528 Hz | 1.188 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.583 Hz | 1.056 Hz | 2.375 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.167 Hz | 2.111 Hz | 4.75 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 6.333 Hz | 4.222 Hz | 9.5 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 12.667 Hz | 8.444 Hz | 19 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 25.333 Hz | 16.889 Hz | 38 Hz |
Bar lengths at 95 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.526 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 5.053 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 10.105 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 20.211 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 40.421 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 80.842 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.895 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.895 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.211 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.158 s |
Samples per beat at 95 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 27,852.632 | 111,410.526 |
| 48 kHz | 30,315.789 | 121,263.158 |
| 96 kHz | 60,631.579 | 242,526.316 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 95.
What music is 95 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 95 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton.
Half time: 47.5 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 190 BPM, in the typical range of Punk, Hardcore techno and gabber.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 95 BPM may be counted as 47.5 or 190 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 95 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 95 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 95 BPM lasts about 631.58 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 95. An eighth note is about 315.79 ms and a sixteenth note is about 157.89 ms.
What delay time should I use at 95 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 631.58 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 473.68 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 210.53 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 95 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 95 BPM lasts about 2.526 seconds, so 8 bars take about 20.211 seconds and 16 bars take about 40.421 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.895 seconds.
Is 95 BPM fast or slow?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). Typical ranges that include 95 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton. Half time is 47.5 BPM and double time is 190 BPM.