96 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 96 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 625 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.5 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.
96 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 96 BPM lasts 625 ms (60,000 divided by 96), an eighth note 312.5 ms and a dotted eighth 468.75 ms.
- 96 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 48 kHz a beat is exactly 30,000 samples, while at 44.1 kHz it is 27,562.5 samples, so a loop cut on the beat lands on a whole sample only at 48 kHz.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes 10 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 72 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 96 to 97 BPM shortens each beat by 6.443 ms, about 1.03% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at 1.6 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at 0.4 Hz.
Delay times at 96 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) | 2,500 ms | 3,750 ms | 1,666.67 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,250 ms | 1,875 ms | 833.33 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 625 ms | 937.5 ms | 416.67 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 312.5 ms | 468.75 ms | 208.33 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 156.25 ms | 234.38 ms | 104.17 ms |
| 1/32 note | 78.13 ms | 117.19 ms | 52.08 ms |
| 1/64 note | 39.06 ms | 58.59 ms | 26.04 ms |
96 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 96 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.4 Hz | 0.267 Hz | 0.6 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.8 Hz | 0.533 Hz | 1.2 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.6 Hz | 1.067 Hz | 2.4 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.2 Hz | 2.133 Hz | 4.8 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 6.4 Hz | 4.267 Hz | 9.6 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 12.8 Hz | 8.533 Hz | 19.2 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 25.6 Hz | 17.067 Hz | 38.4 Hz |
Bar lengths at 96 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.5 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 5 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 10 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 20 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 40 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 80 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.875 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.875 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.188 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.125 s |
Samples per beat at 96 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 27,562.5 | 110,250 |
| 48 kHz | 30,000 | 120,000 |
| 96 kHz | 60,000 | 240,000 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 96.
What music is 96 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 96 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton.
Half time: 48 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 192 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 96 BPM may be counted as 48 or 192 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 96 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 96 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 96 BPM lasts 625 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 96. An eighth note is 312.5 ms and a sixteenth note is 156.25 ms.
What delay time should I use at 96 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set 625 ms, for a dotted eighth set 468.75 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 208.33 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 96 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 96 BPM lasts 2.5 seconds, so 8 bars take 20 seconds and 16 bars take 40 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts 1.875 seconds.
Is 96 BPM fast or slow?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). Typical ranges that include 96 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton. Half time is 48 BPM and double time is 192 BPM.