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80 BPM metronome

Tap Start for a click at 80 beats per minute: one every 750 milliseconds, 1.33 a second. 80 BPM is Andante, at a walking pace. Change the time signature, split each beat into eighths, triplets or sixteenths, or move the tempo from here.

80 BPM, Andante: at a walking pace

Make a beat at 80 BPM

Opens the free editor with a beat playing. No account needed to start.

How fast 80 BPM is

A beat every 750 ms, 1.33 a second, and a bar of 4/4 every 3 seconds: 20 bars a minute. It is Andante, at a walking pace. Each note lasts:

How long each note lasts at 80 BPM, in milliseconds
NoteBeatsMilliseconds
Whole note43000 ms
Half note21500 ms
Quarter note1750 ms
Eighth note0.5375 ms
Sixteenth note0.25187.5 ms
Quarter-note triplet0.67500 ms
Eighth-note triplet0.33250 ms
Dotted quarter note1.51125 ms
Dotted eighth note0.75562.5 ms

Delay and reverb times for every note at any tempo are on the delay calculator.

Music at 80 BPM

Film score, Lo-fi, Neo soul, Reggae, Trip hop and Ambient are usually played at about 80 BPM. Trap, Rage, Future bass and Plugg are written at 160 BPM and felt at 80, in half time.

Styles played at or felt at 80 BPM, and their usual tempos
StyleUsual tempo
Film score60–140 BPM
Lo-fi70–90 BPM
Neo soul70–100 BPM
Reggae60–90 BPM
Trip hop70–100 BPM
Ambient60–90 BPM
Hip hop80–100 BPM
Blues45–160 BPM
Trap130–160 BPM, felt in half time
Rage140–170 BPM, felt in half time
Future bass130–160 BPM, felt in half time
Plugg140–160 BPM, felt in half time

Questions about 80 BPM

How fast is 80 BPM?

80 beats a minute: one every 750 milliseconds, 1.33 a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 3 seconds, so a minute holds 20 bars.

Is 80 BPM fast or slow?

In between: on the Italian tempo words musicians use, 80 BPM is Andante, at a walking pace, which runs from 76 to 107 BPM here.

What music is 80 BPM?

Film score, Lo-fi, Neo soul, Reggae, Trip hop and Ambient are usually played at about 80 BPM. Trap, Rage, Future bass and Plugg are written at 160 BPM and felt at 80, in half time.

What is half time and double time at 80 BPM?

Half time is 40 BPM, a beat every two clicks; double time is 160 BPM, two beats to a click. To hear double time here, pick eighth notes under Clicks: the beat stays at 80 and a soft click falls between.

Other tempos

40 BPM50 BPM60 BPM70 BPM72 BPM80 BPM85 BPM90 BPM95 BPM100 BPM110 BPM115 BPM120 BPM130 BPM140 BPM150 BPM160 BPM170 BPM180 BPM200 BPM

For any tempo from 20 to 300 BPM, use the online metronome.

A beat at 80 BPM

Open the free editor with a lo-fi beat at 80 BPM playing, then add a melody, a bass line or your voice, part by part. No account needed to start.

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