50 BPM metronome
Tap Start for a click at 50 beats per minute: one every 1200 milliseconds, 0.83 a second. 50 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.
50 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 50 BPM is
A beat every 1200 ms, 0.83 a second, and a bar of 4/4 every 4.8 seconds: 12.5 bars a minute. It is Largo, broad and very slow. Each note lasts:
| Note | Beats | Milliseconds |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 4 | 4800 ms |
| Half note | 2 | 2400 ms |
| Quarter note | 1 | 1200 ms |
| Eighth note | 0.5 | 600 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 0.25 | 300 ms |
| Quarter-note triplet | 0.67 | 800 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 0.33 | 400 ms |
| Dotted quarter note | 1.5 | 1800 ms |
| Dotted eighth note | 0.75 | 900 ms |
Delay and reverb times for every note at any tempo are on the delay calculator.
Music at 50 BPM
Blues is usually played at about 50 BPM.
| Style | Usual tempo |
|---|---|
| Blues | 45–160 BPM |
Questions about 50 BPM
How fast is 50 BPM?
50 beats a minute: one every 1200 milliseconds, 0.83 a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 4.8 seconds, so a minute holds 12.5 bars.
Is 50 BPM fast or slow?
Slow: on the Italian tempo words musicians use, 50 BPM is Largo, broad and very slow, which runs from 40 to 59 BPM here.
What music is 50 BPM?
Blues is usually played at about 50 BPM.
What is half time and double time at 50 BPM?
Half time is 25 BPM, a beat every two clicks; double time is 100 BPM, two beats to a click. To hear double time here, pick eighth notes under Clicks: the beat stays at 50 and a soft click falls between.
A beat at 50 BPM
Open the free editor with a lo-fi beat at 50 BPM playing, then add a melody, a bass line or your voice, part by part. No account needed to start.
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