220 BPM metronome
A free online metronome set to 220 beats per minute — one click every 273 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
220 BPM at a glance
- 273 msper beat
- 3.67beats per second
- 1.09 sper bar of 4/4
- Prestissimotempo marking
What does 220 BPM feel like?
220 BPM is extremely fast — 3.7 beats per second, with each beat lasting just 273 ms. Few musicians can play sixteenth notes at this tempo; it is usually felt in two (110 BPM) or as a half-note pulse.
Music at 220 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, 220 BPM falls in the range usually given for Prestissimo. Tempo markings are approximate — see the tempo markings chart.
Note lengths and delay times at 220 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 | 545 ms | 818 ms | 364 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 273 ms | 409 ms | 182 ms |
| Eighth note | 136 ms | 205 ms | 90.9 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 68.2 ms | 102 ms | 45.5 ms |
| Thirty-second note | 34.1 ms | 51.1 ms | 22.7 ms |
How long is a bar at 220 BPM?
| Time signature | 1 bar | 8 bars | 32 bars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 0.55 s | 4.36 s | 17.45 s |
| 3/4 | 0.82 s | 6.55 s | 26.18 s |
| 4/4 | 1.09 s | 8.73 s | 34.91 s |
| 5/4 | 1.36 s | 10.91 s | 43.64 s |
How to practise at 220 BPM
Treat 220 BPM as a stretch goal. Alternate between 176 BPM for clean repetitions and short bursts at 220 to get used to the speed, and keep sessions short to avoid strain. Setting the click to 110 BPM with eighth-note subdivisions gives the same grid with fewer, calmer clicks.
Half time of 220 BPM is 110 BPM; double time is 440 BPM. If 220 BPM is too fast for a passage, the speed trainer can start lower and climb to 220 automatically.
Slower: 200 BPM · Faster: 240 BPM · All tempos
FAQ
How fast is 220 BPM?
220 BPM is 3.67 beats per second, or one beat every 273 milliseconds. It is a extremely fast tempo, in the range usually marked Prestissimo.
How many milliseconds is one beat at 220 BPM?
One beat (a quarter note) at 220 BPM lasts 273 ms. An eighth note lasts 136 ms and a sixteenth note 68.2 ms.
How long is a bar of 4/4 at 220 BPM?
A bar of 4/4 at 220 BPM lasts 1.09 s, so there are 55 bars per minute. Eight bars last 8.73 s.
What is half time and double time of 220 BPM?
Half time is 110 BPM and double time is 440 BPM. Music at 220 BPM is often felt at one of these levels too.