174 BPM to MS – Delay Times for 174 BPM

Tempo (BPM)

Quarter note (one beat)344.83 ms

Beat frequency: 2.9 Hz
One bar of 4/4: 1.379 s

Note	Straight	Dotted	Triplet
Whole note (1/1)	1,379.31 ms	2,068.97 ms	919.54 ms
Half note (1/2)	689.66 ms	1,034.48 ms	459.77 ms
Quarter note (1/4)	344.83 ms	517.24 ms	229.89 ms
Eighth note (1/8)	172.41 ms	258.62 ms	114.94 ms
Sixteenth note (1/16)	86.21 ms	129.31 ms	57.47 ms
Thirty-second (1/32)	43.1 ms	64.66 ms	28.74 ms

Delay time = 60,000 ÷ BPM for a quarter note. Use these values to sync delay and reverb pre-delay to the tempo.

174 BPM = 344.83 ms per beat

At 174 beats per minute, a quarter note lasts 344.83 ms and an eighth note 172.41 ms.

Step by step

Quarter note = 60,000 ÷ 174 = 344.828 ms.
Eighth = half of that: 172.414 ms; dotted eighth = × 0.75 of a quarter: 258.621 ms.
Triplet eighth = quarter × ⅓: 114.943 ms.

174 BPM is fast — drum and bass sits around 170–175 BPM. A 3-minute song at 174 BPM has about 522 beats (131 bars of 4/4).

Details

Quarter note: 344.83 ms
Eighth note: 172.41 ms
Dotted eighth: 258.62 ms
Sixteenth note: 86.21 ms
One bar (4/4): 1.379 s
Beat frequency: 2.9 Hz

How it works

Tempo in beats per minute converts to time per beat with 60,000 ÷ BPM milliseconds. Producers use these values to set delay, reverb pre-delay and compressor release times so effects pulse in time with the music. Dotted notes last 1.5 times as long as the plain note, triplets two-thirds as long.

Nearby values

Tempo	Quarter note
128 BPM	468.8 ms
130 BPM	461.5 ms
140 BPM	428.6 ms
150 BPM	400 ms
160 BPM	375 ms
170 BPM	352.9 ms
174 BPM	344.8 ms
180 BPM	333.3 ms
190 BPM	315.8 ms

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Frequently asked questions

How many ms is one beat at 174 BPM?

344.83 ms.

What is a dotted eighth delay at 174 BPM?

258.62 ms.

How long is one bar at 174 BPM?

1.379 seconds in 4/4 time.

What genres use 174 BPM?

Techno, trance, dubstep and drum and bass.