Tap Tempo / Echonos tools
Free Online Tap Tempo — Instant BPM Tapper & Delay Calculator
Tap your Spacebar, T key, or touchscreen along with any song, vinyl record, sample, or vocal melody to lock its exact beats per minute (BPM) in seconds. Get instant whole and decimal BPM, half-time and double-time equivalents, and one-click millisecond values for DAW reverb pre-delay, echo throws, and beat-synced video cuts.
Tap tempo BPM counter and delay calculator
Half-Time
60
0.5× feel
Double-Time
240
2× feel
Timing Lock
—
Tap 3+ beats
Ready to cut visuals at 120 BPM?
Echonos Engine automatically maps your track's beats and sections into 9:16, 16:9, or 1:1 AI scenes. Have an audio file ready? Detect BPM + Song Key from MP3/WAV.
Generate a beat-synced video at 120 BPMTip: Tap 8–12 beats for sub-decimal accuracy. Click any millisecond value below to copy it for your DAW reverb or delay.
Live Studio Math · 120.0 BPM
Delay, Reverb Pre-Delay & LFO Rate Calculator
Click any cell to copy value
| Note Value | Normal (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO Rate (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11 Bar (Whole) | ||||
| 1/2Half Note | ||||
| 1/4Quarter Note (1 Beat) | ||||
| 1/8Eighth Note | ||||
| 1/16Sixteenth Note | ||||
| 1/32Thirty-Second (Pre-Delay) |
From idea to release
How it works
A few simple steps. Your creative direction.
- 01
Tap along on Spacebar, T, or the pad
Press Spacebar, T, or tap the dark pad on every quarter-note pulse (1–2–3–4) while listening to a record, rehearsal, or melody in your head.
- 02
Lock steady BPM in 8 taps
Our rolling 8-tap window filters single-tap human jitter and shows both rounded DAW tempo and 0.1-BPM decimal accuracy.
- 03
Check half-time, double-time & studio ms
Compare 0.5× and 2× feels for trap or DnB sessions, and click any Normal, Dotted, or Triplet millisecond value to paste into your reverb or delay plugin.
- 04
Cut beat-locked visuals in Echonos
Bring your finished track into Echonos Engine (paid plans) to generate 9:16, 16:9, or 1:1 AI music video scenes timed directly to your song's beats.
Inside the toolkit
What you get
Sub-Millisecond Spacebar & Touch Detection
Registers pointer-down and key-down timestamps directly via high-resolution performance timers—never sluggish click-release events.
Half-Time (0.5×) & Double-Time (2×) Readouts
Instantly see whether a 72 BPM tap should be programmed at 144 BPM in FL Studio, Ableton Live, or Logic Pro.
Reverb Pre-Delay, Delay & LFO Hz Table
Live studio conversion for 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 notes across straight, dotted (1.5×), and triplet (2/3×) feels plus LFO Hz rates.
Zero Microphone or File Upload Required
Ideal when listening to external monitors, vinyl turntables, DJ booths, or humming an unwritten song idea—100% private in your browser.
Tap tempo specifications
- Tempo range
- 25 BPM – 300 BPM (whole + 0.1 BPM precision)
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Spacebar or T to tap · R to reset
- Averaging modes
- Last 4 taps (fast), Last 8 taps (default), All taps (steady)
- Auto-phrase reset
- Starts a clean count automatically after a 2.5s pause
- Studio math
- Normal, Dotted & Triplet ms (1/1 to 1/32) + LFO Hz
- Have an audio file?
- Use /tools/bpm-finder to auto-detect BPM + Musical Key
Good to know
Tap Tempo vs. Audio BPM Finder: Use Tap Tempo when listening to live instruments, vinyl, streaming audio, or a melody in your head. If you have an MP3, WAV, or FLAC file on disk, our BPM & Song Key Finder (/tools/bpm-finder) analyzes both BPM and Camelot musical key automatically.
Video loop math: At 120 BPM, 1 beat = 0.5s and 1 bar (4 beats) = 2.0s—meaning a 4-bar phrase forms a clean 8.0-second Spotify Canvas loop.
Common Music Genre BPM Reference Chart
Not sure whether to program your session in standard time or double-time? Compare your tapped BPM against standard genre ranges below, or run an exported bounce through our Free BPM & Song Key Finder to detect harmonic Camelot keys alongside tempo.
| Genre | Typical BPM Range | Production & Video Cut Feel |
|---|---|---|
| Lo-Fi Hip-Hop & Chillhop | 70 – 90 BPM | Laid-back swung boom-bap; ideal for 8–12s seamless study loops |
| R&B, Neo-Soul & Slow Jams | 65 – 95 BPM | Pocket-heavy quarter notes (or 130–160 BPM programmed in half-time) |
| Afrobeats, Reggaeton & Amapiano | 95 – 115 BPM | Syncopated dembow & log-drum grooves around 100–113 BPM |
| Pop, Indie & Synth-Pop | 105 – 130 BPM | Upbeat four-on-the-floor or driving backbeat |
| House, Tech House & Melodic Techno | 120 – 132 BPM | Steady 4/4 club kick; 8 bars at 120 BPM equals an exact 16.0s clip |
| Trap, Drill & Modern Hip-Hop | 130 – 160 BPM | Double-time hi-hat rolls with snare landing on beat 3 (65–80 BPM feel) |
| Techno, Trance & Hard Dance | 135 – 155 BPM | High-energy club propulsion with tight 1/16th delay modulation |
| Drum & Bass / Jungle | 170 – 176 BPM | Fast two-step breakbeats (85–88 BPM half-time sub-bass feel) |
A little clarity
Frequently asked questions
How many times should I tap to get an accurate BPM?
Tapping 8 to 12 steady quarter notes (two to three full bars in 4/4 time) gives the best balance between speed and accuracy. Watch the Timing Lock indicator—once it reaches 90%+, your rounded BPM is locked within less than half a beat per minute.
Why does my tapped tempo show half or double the BPM I expected?
In genres like Trap (140 BPM), Drill (142 BPM), and Drum & Bass (174 BPM), listeners naturally nod their heads to the half-time snare backbeat (70–87 BPM) rather than the double-time DAW grid. Check the Half-Time (0.5×) and Double-Time (2×) cards right beside the tap pad to pick the grid your DAW expects.
How do you calculate delay and reverb pre-delay time from BPM?
Divide 60,000 milliseconds by your BPM to get one quarter-note beat in milliseconds (for example, 60,000 ÷ 120 BPM = 500 ms). Multiply by 1.5 for dotted eighth/quarter grooves, multiply by 0.667 for triplets, or divide down to 1/32 or 1/64 notes (15–35 ms) for clean vocal reverb pre-delay that lets consonants cut through before the reverb tail blooms.
Can I analyze an MP3 or WAV file automatically instead of tapping?
Yes! Head over to our Free BPM & Song Key Finder (/tools/bpm-finder) to drop any MP3, WAV, FLAC, or M4A file and detect both exact BPM and Musical Key (Major/Minor + Camelot code) locally in your browser.
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