170 BPM metronome
An online metronome set to 170 BPM: 170 beats per minute, 352.9 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 170 BPM
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note | 1,412 ms | 42.5 |
| Half note | 706 ms | 85 |
| Quarter note | 353 ms | 170 |
| Eighth note | 176 ms | 340 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 118 ms | 510 |
| Sixteenth note | 88 ms | 680 |
With the quarter note at 170 BPM. Handy for delay settings too: a quarter-note echo is 353 ms, a dotted-eighth echo 265 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 170 BPM?
60,000 / 170 = 352.9 ms per quarter note; an eighth note is 176.5 ms and a sixteenth is 88.2 ms.
How fast is 170 BPM?
2.8 beats per second (2.8 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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