100 BPM metronome
A free online metronome set to 100 beats per minute — one click every 600 ms. Press Start or the space bar; change the time signature, accents and subdivisions below.
Andante
Space start/stop · ↑ ↓ ±1 BPM · Shift ±10 · T tap
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Practice timer
100 BPM at a glance
- 600 msper beat
- 1.67beats per second
- 2.4 sper bar of 4/4
- Andantetempo marking
What does 100 BPM feel like?
100 BPM is a moderate walking tempo — the speed most people naturally walk at is around 100–120 steps per minute. At 100 BPM a beat lasts exactly 600 ms, which makes the math easy: 10 beats take 6 seconds.
100 BPM is a beat every 0.6 seconds and is also the tempo the American Heart Association recommends as the minimum compression rate for CPR (100–120 compressions per minute).
Music at 100 BPM
This is where a lot of hip-hop, R&B, funk, pop, country and singer-songwriter material lives, as well as classical pieces marked Andante or Moderato. It is comfortable to sing, dance and play along to.
In classical music, 100 BPM falls in the range usually given for Andante. Tempo markings are approximate — see the tempo markings chart.
Note lengths and delay times at 100 BPM
Producers use these values to set delay, reverb pre-delay and LFO times so effects lock to the beat.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half note | 1200 ms | 1800 ms | 800 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 600 ms | 900 ms | 400 ms |
| Eighth note | 300 ms | 450 ms | 200 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 150 ms | 225 ms | 100 ms |
| Thirty-second note | 75 ms | 113 ms | 50 ms |
How long is a bar at 100 BPM?
| Time signature | 1 bar | 8 bars | 32 bars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 1.2 s | 9.6 s | 38.4 s |
| 3/4 | 1.8 s | 14.4 s | 57.6 s |
| 4/4 | 2.4 s | 19.2 s | 76.8 s |
| 5/4 | 3.0 s | 24.0 s | 96.0 s |
How to practise at 100 BPM
Use 100 BPM as a target tempo for intermediate repertoire, or as a warm-up tempo for faster pieces. Add triplets to practise switching between straight and swung feels, and try two bars on, two bars off with the silent-bar setting to test whether you stay in time without the click.
Half time of 100 BPM is 50 BPM; double time is 200 BPM. If 100 BPM is too fast for a passage, the speed trainer can start lower and climb to 100 automatically.
Slower: 95 BPM · Faster: 105 BPM · All tempos
FAQ
How fast is 100 BPM?
100 BPM is 1.67 beats per second, or one beat every 600 milliseconds. It is a moderate tempo, in the range usually marked Andante.
How many milliseconds is one beat at 100 BPM?
One beat (a quarter note) at 100 BPM lasts 600 ms. An eighth note lasts 300 ms and a sixteenth note 150 ms.
How long is a bar of 4/4 at 100 BPM?
A bar of 4/4 at 100 BPM lasts 2.4 s, so there are 25 bars per minute. Eight bars last 19.2 s.
What is half time and double time of 100 BPM?
Half time is 50 BPM and double time is 200 BPM. Music at 100 BPM is often felt at one of these levels too.