174 BPM · sixteenth note
86.21
ms
Frequency 11.6 Hz
174 BPM sixteenth note — 86.21 ms
At 174 BPM a sixteenth note lasts 86.21 ms. One beat is 344.83 ms and a bar is 1379.31 ms.
- Tempo
- 174 BPM
- Note
- sixteenth note
- Length
- 86.21 ms
- Frequency
- 11.6 Hz
- One beat
- 344.83 ms
- One bar
- 1379.31 ms
- Per bar
- 16
Reverb and LFO use the same number
Set a reverb’s pre-delay and decay to these figures and the tail lands on the beat. LFOs are often dialled in hertz rather than milliseconds, so the table also gives 1,000 divided by the length — that is the rate to use for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to eighth notes.
Nearby cells
Same tempo, other notes
whole note
1379.31 ms0.725 Hz
half note
689.66 ms1.45 Hz
quarter note
344.83 ms2.9 Hz
eighth note
172.41 ms5.8 Hz
sixteenth note
86.21 ms11.6 Hz
thirty-second note
43.1 ms23.2 Hz
dotted half
1034.48 ms0.967 Hz
dotted quarter
517.24 ms1.933 Hz
dotted eighth
258.62 ms3.867 Hz
quarter triplet
229.89 ms4.35 Hz
eighth triplet
114.94 ms8.7 Hz
sixteenth triplet
57.47 ms17.4 Hz
Same note, other tempos
60 BPM
250 ms4 Hz
70 BPM
214.29 ms4.667 Hz
75 BPM
200 ms5 Hz
80 BPM
187.5 ms5.333 Hz
85 BPM
176.47 ms5.667 Hz
90 BPM
166.67 ms6 Hz
95 BPM
157.89 ms6.333 Hz
100 BPM
150 ms6.667 Hz
105 BPM
142.86 ms7 Hz
110 BPM
136.36 ms7.333 Hz
115 BPM
130.43 ms7.667 Hz
120 BPM
125 ms8 Hz
124 BPM
120.97 ms8.267 Hz
126 BPM
119.05 ms8.4 Hz
128 BPM
117.19 ms8.533 Hz
130 BPM
115.38 ms8.667 Hz
135 BPM
111.11 ms9 Hz
140 BPM
107.14 ms9.333 Hz
145 BPM
103.45 ms9.667 Hz
150 BPM
100 ms10 Hz
160 BPM
93.75 ms10.667 Hz
170 BPM
88.24 ms11.333 Hz
174 BPM
86.21 ms11.6 Hz
180 BPM
83.33 ms12 Hz
Worth knowing
- One beat is 60,000 divided by the tempo; every other note is a multiple of it.
- A dot adds half the value back; a triplet is two thirds.
- LFOs are often set in hertz rather than milliseconds, so that figure is here too.
- The bar figures assume a 4/4 time signature.
Common questions
Q. How many milliseconds is a sixteenth note at 174 BPM?
86.21 ms. One beat is 344.83 ms, and this length is a multiple of it.
Q. What rate do I give an LFO?
11.6 Hz — that is 1,000 divided by 86.21, the rate for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to this note.
Q. How many fit in a bar?
16, because a bar runs 1379.31 ms in 4/4.
Q. What is one step shorter?
A sixteenth triplet, which tightens the pattern.