98 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 98 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 612.245 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.449 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.
98 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 98 BPM lasts about 612.24 ms (60,000 divided by 98), an eighth note about 306.12 ms and a dotted eighth about 459.18 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 96 BPM, with 625 ms per beat.
- At 44.1 kHz a beat is exactly 27,000 samples, while at 48 kHz it is 29,387.755 samples.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes about 9.796 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 73.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 98 to 99 BPM shortens each beat by 6.184 ms, about 1.01% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.633 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.4083 Hz.
Delay times at 98 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) | 2,448.98 ms | 3,673.47 ms | 1,632.65 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,224.49 ms | 1,836.73 ms | 816.33 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 612.24 ms | 918.37 ms | 408.16 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 306.12 ms | 459.18 ms | 204.08 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 153.06 ms | 229.59 ms | 102.04 ms |
| 1/32 note | 76.53 ms | 114.8 ms | 51.02 ms |
| 1/64 note | 38.27 ms | 57.4 ms | 25.51 ms |
98 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 98 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.408 Hz | 0.272 Hz | 0.613 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.817 Hz | 0.544 Hz | 1.225 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.633 Hz | 1.089 Hz | 2.45 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.267 Hz | 2.178 Hz | 4.9 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 6.533 Hz | 4.356 Hz | 9.8 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 13.067 Hz | 8.711 Hz | 19.6 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 26.133 Hz | 17.422 Hz | 39.2 Hz |
Bar lengths at 98 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.449 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 4.898 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 9.796 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 19.592 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 39.184 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 78.367 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.837 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.837 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 2.143 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 3.061 s |
Samples per beat at 98 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 27,000 | 108,000 |
| 48 kHz | 29,387.755 | 117,551.02 |
| 96 kHz | 58,775.51 | 235,102.041 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 98.
What music is 98 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 98 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton.
Half time: 49 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 196 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 98 BPM may be counted as 49 or 196 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 98 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 98 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 98 BPM lasts about 612.24 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 98. An eighth note is about 306.12 ms and a sixteenth note is about 153.06 ms.
What delay time should I use at 98 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 612.24 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 459.18 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 204.08 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 98 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 98 BPM lasts about 2.449 seconds, so 8 bars take about 19.592 seconds and 16 bars take about 39.184 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.837 seconds.
Is 98 BPM fast or slow?
Relaxed (80 to 99 BPM). Typical ranges that include 98 BPM: R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Hip hop, Reggaeton. Half time is 49 BPM and double time is 196 BPM.