180 BPM metronome
A free online metronome set to 180 beats per minute — one click every 333 ms. Press Start or the space bar; change the time signature, accents and subdivisions below.
Presto
Space start/stop · ↑ ↓ ±1 BPM · Shift ±10 · T tap
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180 BPM at a glance
- 333 msper beat
- 3.00beats per second
- 1.33 sper bar of 4/4
- Prestotempo marking
What does 180 BPM feel like?
180 BPM is extremely fast — 3.0 beats per second, with each beat lasting just 333 ms. Few musicians can play sixteenth notes at this tempo; it is usually felt in two (90 BPM) or as a half-note pulse.
Runners: 180 BPM is also a cadence of 180 steps per minute, one foot strike per click. The running cadence metronome has cadence and pace tables.
Music at 180 BPM
Speed metal, hardcore punk, very fast bebop, some jungle and gabber, and movements marked Presto or Prestissimo can reach tempos like this. Traditional mechanical metronomes stop at 208 BPM, so faster values need a digital metronome.
In classical music, 180 BPM falls in the range usually given for Presto. Tempo markings are approximate — see the tempo markings chart.
Note lengths and delay times at 180 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 | 667 ms | 1000 ms | 444 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 333 ms | 500 ms | 222 ms |
| Eighth note | 167 ms | 250 ms | 111 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 83.3 ms | 125 ms | 55.6 ms |
| Thirty-second note | 41.7 ms | 62.5 ms | 27.8 ms |
How long is a bar at 180 BPM?
| Time signature | 1 bar | 8 bars | 32 bars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 0.67 s | 5.33 s | 21.33 s |
| 3/4 | 1.0 s | 8.0 s | 32.0 s |
| 4/4 | 1.33 s | 10.67 s | 42.67 s |
| 5/4 | 1.67 s | 13.33 s | 53.33 s |
How to practise at 180 BPM
Treat 180 BPM as a stretch goal. Alternate between 144 BPM for clean repetitions and short bursts at 180 to get used to the speed, and keep sessions short to avoid strain. Setting the click to 90 BPM with eighth-note subdivisions gives the same grid with fewer, calmer clicks.
Half time of 180 BPM is 90 BPM; double time is 360 BPM. If 180 BPM is too fast for a passage, the speed trainer can start lower and climb to 180 automatically.
Slower: 174 BPM · Faster: 200 BPM · All tempos
FAQ
How fast is 180 BPM?
180 BPM is 3.00 beats per second, or one beat every 333 milliseconds. It is a extremely fast tempo, in the range usually marked Presto.
How many milliseconds is one beat at 180 BPM?
One beat (a quarter note) at 180 BPM lasts 333 ms. An eighth note lasts 167 ms and a sixteenth note 83.3 ms.
How long is a bar of 4/4 at 180 BPM?
A bar of 4/4 at 180 BPM lasts 1.33 s, so there are 45 bars per minute. Eight bars last 10.67 s.
What is half time and double time of 180 BPM?
Half time is 90 BPM and double time is 360 BPM. Music at 180 BPM is often felt at one of these levels too.