140 BPM Metronome

What 140 BPM sounds like

Tempo marking: Allegro · one beat every 428.6 ms

140 BPM is the standard grid for dubstep and trap. Both genres are produced at 140 but felt in half time, with the snare on beat 3, so the pulse you nod to is 70 BPM while the hi-hats race by at 140. Trance also peaks around 138–140, and it is a common tempo for fast rock.

Beats are 429 ms apart and sixteenths 107 ms. That is quick enough that sixteenth-note hi-hat rolls, tremolo picking and fast single-stroke rolls all become real technical challenges.

Music at 140 BPM

Dubstep: Almost universally produced at 140 BPM with a half-time snare on beat 3.
Trap: Written at 140 BPM, felt at 70, with rapid hi-hat rolls in 16ths and 32nds.
Trance: Uplifting trance often sits at 138–140 BPM.
Fast rock and metal: Driving rock songs with eighth-note riffs commonly land here.

Note lengths at 140 BPM

Value	Duration	Per minute
Quarter note (1 beat)	428.6 ms	140
Eighth note	214.3 ms	280
Eighth-note triplet	142.9 ms	420
Sixteenth note	107.1 ms	560
Whole bar of 4/4	1714.3 ms	35

How to practise at 140 BPM

Set the accent to beat 3 (or count in half time) to feel the dubstep and trap groove rather than a straight four.
Drummers: single-stroke sixteenths at 140 BPM equal 560 strokes per minute, a realistic speed goal.
Guitarists: tremolo picking at 140 with the sixteenth subdivision on; keep the pick motion small.
Producers: program hi-hat rolls against the 32nd-note subdivision to keep them locked to the grid.

Suggested metronome settings

Subdivision: sixteenth or 32nd notes
Accent: beat 3 for half-time genres, 4/4 straight for rock
Sound: click

140 BPM FAQ

Why are dubstep and trap 140 BPM?

Both genres use a half-time feel: the DAW tempo is 140 so hi-hats and fills can be very busy, while the snare on beat 3 gives a heavy 70 BPM pulse.

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