97 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 97 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 618.557 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.474 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.
97 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 97 BPM lasts about 618.56 ms (60,000 divided by 97), an eighth note about 309.28 ms and a dotted eighth about 463.92 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 27,278.351 samples at 44.1 kHz and 29,690.722 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 9.897 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 72.75 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 97 to 98 BPM shortens each beat by 6.312 ms, about 1.02% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.617 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.4042 Hz.
Delay times at 97 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) | 2,474.23 ms | 3,711.34 ms | 1,649.48 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,237.11 ms | 1,855.67 ms | 824.74 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 618.56 ms | 927.84 ms | 412.37 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 309.28 ms | 463.92 ms | 206.19 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 154.64 ms | 231.96 ms | 103.09 ms |
| 1/32 note | 77.32 ms | 115.98 ms | 51.55 ms |
| 1/64 note | 38.66 ms | 57.99 ms | 25.77 ms |
97 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 97 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.404 Hz | 0.269 Hz | 0.606 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.808 Hz | 0.539 Hz | 1.213 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.617 Hz | 1.078 Hz | 2.425 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.233 Hz | 2.156 Hz | 4.85 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 6.467 Hz | 4.311 Hz | 9.7 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 12.933 Hz | 8.622 Hz | 19.4 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 25.867 Hz | 17.244 Hz | 38.8 Hz |
Bar lengths at 97 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.474 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 4.948 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 9.897 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 19.794 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 39.588 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 79.175 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.856 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.856 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.165 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.093 s |
Samples per beat at 97 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 27,278.351 | 109,113.402 |
| 48 kHz | 29,690.722 | 118,762.887 |
| 96 kHz | 59,381.443 | 237,525.773 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 97.
What music is 97 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 97 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton.
Half time: 48.5 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 194 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 97 BPM may be counted as 48.5 or 194 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 97 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 97 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 97 BPM lasts about 618.56 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 97. An eighth note is about 309.28 ms and a sixteenth note is about 154.64 ms.
What delay time should I use at 97 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 618.56 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 463.92 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 206.19 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 97 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 97 BPM lasts about 2.474 seconds, so 8 bars take about 19.794 seconds and 16 bars take about 39.588 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.856 seconds.
Is 97 BPM fast or slow?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). Typical ranges that include 97 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton. Half time is 48.5 BPM and double time is 194 BPM.