160 BPM metronome
An online metronome set to 160 BPM: 160 beats per minute, 375 ms per beat. That's Vivace tempo. Press start, then fine-tune with the slider or tap tempo if you need to.
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Note lengths at 160 BPM
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 1,500 ms | 40 |
| Half note | 750 ms | 80 |
| Quarter note | 375 ms | 160 |
| Eighth note | 188 ms | 320 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 125 ms | 480 |
| Sixteenth note | 94 ms | 640 |
With the quarter note at 160 BPM. Handy for delay settings too: a quarter-note echo is 375 ms, a dotted-eighth echo 281 ms.
Practice tip
A fast tempo: punk, up-tempo swing, bluegrass or virtuoso runs. If it isn't there yet, turn on the tempo trainer and build up from slower.
Other tempos
Time signatures and tempo markings
Frequently asked questions
How many milliseconds is one beat at 160 BPM?
60,000 / 160 = 375 ms per quarter note; an eighth note is 187.5 ms and a sixteenth is 93.8 ms.
How fast is 160 BPM?
2.7 beats per second (2.7 Hz). In Italian tempo terms that's Vivace.
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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