100 BPM metronome
An online metronome set to 100 BPM: 100 beats per minute, 600 ms per beat. That's Andante tempo. Press start, then fine-tune with the slider or tap tempo if you need to.
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Note lengths at 100 BPM
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 2,400 ms | 25 |
| Half note | 1,200 ms | 50 |
| Quarter note | 600 ms | 100 |
| Eighth note | 300 ms | 200 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 200 ms | 300 |
| Sixteenth note | 150 ms | 400 |
With the quarter note at 100 BPM. Handy for delay settings too: a quarter-note echo is 600 ms, a dotted-eighth echo 450 ms.
Practice tip
An upbeat tempo: most pop, rock and dance music sits in this range. With eighth notes your hands move fast, so evenness matters most here.
Other tempos
Time signatures and tempo markings
Frequently asked questions
How many milliseconds is one beat at 100 BPM?
60,000 / 100 = 600 ms per quarter note; an eighth note is 300 ms and a sixteenth is 150 ms.
How fast is 100 BPM?
1.7 beats per second (1.7 Hz). In Italian tempo terms that's Andante. Most pop songs, and a brisk walk, sit in this range.
How do I speed up gradually?
Turn on the metronome's tempo trainer: set a target tempo, a step and how many bars between steps, and it speeds up on its own.
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