85 BPM metronome
A free online metronome set to 85 beats per minute — one click every 706 ms. Press Start or the space bar; change the time signature, accents and subdivisions below.
Andante
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85 BPM at a glance
- 706 msper beat
- 1.42beats per second
- 2.82 sper bar of 4/4
- Andantetempo marking
What does 85 BPM feel like?
85 BPM is a relaxed, unhurried tempo — roughly a slow walk. Each beat lasts 706 ms, long enough for eighth notes to feel comfortable and sixteenth notes to sound smooth rather than frantic.
Music at 85 BPM
Slow-to-mid tempos like this are common in soul, reggae, R&B, slow rock, country ballads and classical movements marked Adagio or Andante. Classic boom-bap hip-hop sits just above this range, around 85–95 BPM.
In classical music, 85 BPM falls in the range usually given for Andante. Tempo markings are approximate — see the tempo markings chart.
Note lengths and delay times at 85 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 | 1412 ms | 2118 ms | 941 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 706 ms | 1059 ms | 471 ms |
| Eighth note | 353 ms | 529 ms | 235 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 176 ms | 265 ms | 118 ms |
| Thirty-second note | 88.2 ms | 132 ms | 58.8 ms |
How long is a bar at 85 BPM?
| Time signature | 1 bar | 8 bars | 32 bars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 1.41 s | 11.29 s | 45.18 s |
| 3/4 | 2.12 s | 16.94 s | 67.76 s |
| 4/4 | 2.82 s | 22.59 s | 90.35 s |
| 5/4 | 3.53 s | 28.24 s | 112.94 s |
How to practise at 85 BPM
85 BPM is a good "home" tempo for daily technique work. Practise scales in eighth notes (170 notes per minute) and then sixteenths (340 per minute). Drummers can use it for groove practice with a ghost-note pattern; guitarists for alternate picking with a relaxed hand.
Half time of 85 BPM is 42.5 BPM; double time is 170 BPM. If 85 BPM is too fast for a passage, the speed trainer can start lower and climb to 85 automatically.
Slower: 80 BPM · Faster: 90 BPM · All tempos
FAQ
How fast is 85 BPM?
85 BPM is 1.42 beats per second, or one beat every 706 milliseconds. It is a moderately slow tempo, in the range usually marked Andante.
How many milliseconds is one beat at 85 BPM?
One beat (a quarter note) at 85 BPM lasts 706 ms. An eighth note lasts 353 ms and a sixteenth note 176 ms.
How long is a bar of 4/4 at 85 BPM?
A bar of 4/4 at 85 BPM lasts 2.82 s, so there are 21.25 bars per minute. Eight bars last 22.59 s.
What is half time and double time of 85 BPM?
Half time is 42.5 BPM and double time is 170 BPM. Music at 85 BPM is often felt at one of these levels too.