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85 BPM metronome

Tap Start for a click at 85 beats per minute: one every 705.88 milliseconds, 1.42 a second. 85 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.

85 BPM, Andante: at a walking pace

Make a beat at 85 BPM

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How fast 85 BPM is

A beat every 705.88 ms, 1.42 a second, and a bar of 4/4 every 2.82 seconds: 21.25 bars a minute. It is Andante, at a walking pace. Each note lasts:

How long each note lasts at 85 BPM, in milliseconds
NoteBeatsMilliseconds
Whole note42823.53 ms
Half note21411.76 ms
Quarter note1705.88 ms
Eighth note0.5352.94 ms
Sixteenth note0.25176.47 ms
Quarter-note triplet0.67470.59 ms
Eighth-note triplet0.33235.29 ms
Dotted quarter note1.51058.82 ms
Dotted eighth note0.75529.41 ms

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

Music at 85 BPM

Trip hop, Neo soul, Boom bap, Film score, Hip hop and Lo-fi are usually played at about 85 BPM. Rage is written at 170 BPM and felt at 85, in half time.

Styles played at or felt at 85 BPM, and their usual tempos
StyleUsual tempo
Trip hop70–100 BPM
Neo soul70–100 BPM
Boom bap84–100 BPM
Film score60–140 BPM
Hip hop80–100 BPM
Lo-fi70–90 BPM
R&B85–115 BPM
Reggae60–90 BPM
Rage140–170 BPM, felt in half time

Questions about 85 BPM

How fast is 85 BPM?

85 beats a minute: one every 705.88 milliseconds, 1.42 a second. A bar of 4/4 lasts 2.82 seconds, so a minute holds 21.25 bars.

Is 85 BPM fast or slow?

In between: on the Italian tempo words musicians use, 85 BPM is Andante, at a walking pace, which runs from 76 to 107 BPM here.

What music is 85 BPM?

Trip hop, Neo soul, Boom bap, Film score, Hip hop and Lo-fi are usually played at about 85 BPM. Rage is written at 170 BPM and felt at 85, in half time.

What is half time and double time at 85 BPM?

Half time is 42.5 BPM, a beat every two clicks; double time is 170 BPM, two beats to a click. To hear double time here, pick eighth notes under Clicks: the beat stays at 85 and a soft click falls between.

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

A beat at 85 BPM

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