200 BPM metronome
A free online metronome set to 200 beats per minute — one click every 300 ms. Press Start or the space bar; change the time signature, accents and subdivisions below.
Prestissimo
Space start/stop · ↑ ↓ ±1 BPM · Shift ±10 · T tap
Speed trainer
Practice timer
200 BPM at a glance
- 300 msper beat
- 3.33beats per second
- 1.2 sper bar of 4/4
- Prestissimotempo marking
What does 200 BPM feel like?
200 BPM is extremely fast — 3.3 beats per second, with each beat lasting just 300 ms. Few musicians can play sixteenth notes at this tempo; it is usually felt in two (100 BPM) or as a half-note pulse.
At 200 BPM the beat is 300 ms long — near the limit for clean single-note playing on most instruments.
Music at 200 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, 200 BPM falls in the range usually given for Presto or Prestissimo. Tempo markings are approximate — see the tempo markings chart.
Note lengths and delay times at 200 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 | 600 ms | 900 ms | 400 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 300 ms | 450 ms | 200 ms |
| Eighth note | 150 ms | 225 ms | 100 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 75 ms | 113 ms | 50 ms |
| Thirty-second note | 37.5 ms | 56.3 ms | 25 ms |
How long is a bar at 200 BPM?
| Time signature | 1 bar | 8 bars | 32 bars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 0.6 s | 4.8 s | 19.2 s |
| 3/4 | 0.9 s | 7.2 s | 28.8 s |
| 4/4 | 1.2 s | 9.6 s | 38.4 s |
| 5/4 | 1.5 s | 12.0 s | 48.0 s |
How to practise at 200 BPM
Treat 200 BPM as a stretch goal. Alternate between 160 BPM for clean repetitions and short bursts at 200 to get used to the speed, and keep sessions short to avoid strain. Setting the click to 100 BPM with eighth-note subdivisions gives the same grid with fewer, calmer clicks.
Half time of 200 BPM is 100 BPM; double time is 400 BPM. If 200 BPM is too fast for a passage, the speed trainer can start lower and climb to 200 automatically.
Slower: 180 BPM · Faster: 220 BPM · All tempos
FAQ
How fast is 200 BPM?
200 BPM is 3.33 beats per second, or one beat every 300 milliseconds. It is a extremely fast tempo, in the range usually marked Presto or Prestissimo.
How many milliseconds is one beat at 200 BPM?
One beat (a quarter note) at 200 BPM lasts 300 ms. An eighth note lasts 150 ms and a sixteenth note 75 ms.
How long is a bar of 4/4 at 200 BPM?
A bar of 4/4 at 200 BPM lasts 1.2 s, so there are 50 bars per minute. Eight bars last 9.6 s.
What is half time and double time of 200 BPM?
Half time is 100 BPM and double time is 400 BPM. Music at 200 BPM is often felt at one of these levels too.