174 BPM in milliseconds
One beat at 174 BPM is 344.83 ms (60,000 ÷ 174). Below are the delay times for every note value, reverb settings that fit the groove and loop lengths in samples.
Delay times at 174 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 — Whole note | 1379.3 | 2069.0 | 919.5 | 0.73 |
| 1/2 — Half note | 689.7 | 1034.5 | 459.8 | 1.45 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 344.8 | 517.2 | 229.9 | 2.90 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 172.4 | 258.6 | 114.9 | 5.80 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 86.2 | 129.3 | 57.5 | 11.60 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 43.1 | 64.7 | 28.7 | 23.20 |
| 1/64 — Sixty-fourth note | 21.6 | 32.3 | 14.4 | 46.40 |
Reverb pre-delay and decay
A 1/64-note pre-delay keeps the dry attack clear; decay times are set so pre-delay plus tail equals a musical length.
| Setting | Time |
|---|---|
| Pre-delay (1/64 note) | 21.6 ms |
| Short decay (half bar) | 0.67 s |
| Medium decay (1 bar) | 1.36 s |
| Long decay (2 bars) | 2.74 s |
Bars, phrases and samples
| Length | Seconds | Samples at 44.1 kHz | Samples at 48 kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 beat | 0.34 | 15,206.9 | 16,551.7 |
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.38 | 60,858 | 66,240 |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.03 | 45,423 | 49,440 |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 11.03 | 486,423 | 529,440 |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 22.07 | 973,287 | 1,059,360 |
Where 174 BPM shows up
174 BPM is in the typical range of drum & bass, jungle. At half time (87 BPM) it matches hip-hop, lo-fi hip-hop. The same delay settings work at 87 and 348 BPM by moving one note value: a quarter note here is an eighth at 348 BPM.
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Not sure your track is exactly 174? Check it with the BPM detector — it reports tempos to a tenth of a BPM.