40 BPM metronome
Tap Start for a click at 40 beats per minute: one every 1500 milliseconds, 0.67 a second. 40 BPM is Largo, broad and very slow. Change the time signature, split each beat into eighths, triplets or sixteenths, or move the tempo from here.
40 BPM, Largo: broad and very slow
Space starts and stops it, T taps the tempo, and + and − change it.
Opens the free editor with a beat playing. No account needed to start.
How fast 40 BPM is
A beat every 1500 ms, 0.67 a second, and a bar of 4/4 every 6 seconds: 10 bars a minute. It is Largo, broad and very slow. Each note lasts:
| Note | Beats | Milliseconds |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 4 | 6000 ms |
| Half note | 2 | 3000 ms |
| Quarter note | 1 | 1500 ms |
| Eighth note | 0.5 | 750 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 0.25 | 375 ms |
| Quarter-note triplet | 0.67 | 1000 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 0.33 | 500 ms |
| Dotted quarter note | 1.5 | 2250 ms |
| Dotted eighth note | 0.75 | 1125 ms |
Delay and reverb times for every note at any tempo are on the delay calculator.
Music at 40 BPM
Little music with a beat sits as slow as 40 BPM: it is a practice tempo, slow enough to learn a hard passage note by note before speeding up, and a slow piece is often felt at 80, two clicks to a beat.
Questions about 40 BPM
How fast is 40 BPM?
40 beats a minute: one every 1500 milliseconds, 0.67 a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 6 seconds, so a minute holds 10 bars.
Is 40 BPM fast or slow?
Slow: on the Italian tempo words musicians use, 40 BPM is Largo, broad and very slow, which runs from 40 to 59 BPM here.
What music is 40 BPM?
Little music with a beat sits as slow as 40 BPM: it is a practice tempo, slow enough to learn a hard passage note by note before speeding up, and a slow piece is often felt at 80, two clicks to a beat.
What is half time and double time at 40 BPM?
Half time is 20 BPM, a beat every two clicks; double time is 80 BPM, two beats to a click. To hear double time here, pick eighth notes under Clicks: the beat stays at 40 and a soft click falls between.
A beat at 40 BPM
Open the free editor with a lo-fi beat at 40 BPM playing, then add a melody, a bass line or your voice, part by part. No account needed to start.
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