85 BPM: Tempo Information

Everything about a song at 85 beats per minute.

BPM

Andante

706 ms per beat · 1.42 beats per second

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What does 85 BPM mean?

A song at 85 BPM has 85 beats every minute. Each beat lasts approximately 705.88 milliseconds (1.42 beats per second). On the Italian tempo marking scale this falls under Andante (80-100 BPM).

85 BPM in different formats

BPM (beats per minute)	85
BPS (beats per second)	1.42
Milliseconds per beat (quarter note)	705.88 ms
Milliseconds per half note	1412 ms
Milliseconds per 8th note	353.00 ms
Milliseconds per 16th note	176.50 ms
Hertz (1/4 note rate)	1.417 Hz
Tempo marking	Andante

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Related tempos

Double-time feel: 170 BPM, useful for genre crossovers and remixes.
Slower neighbour: 84 BPM
Faster neighbour: 86 BPM

Genres that include 85 BPM

The following genres typically include tracks at 85 BPM within their tempo range.

Hip-Hop 80 - 115 BPM R&B 60 - 100 BPM Jazz 80 - 160 BPM Reggae 60 - 90 BPM Reggaeton 85 - 100 BPM Ambient 60 - 90 BPM Classical 40 - 200 BPM Country 80 - 120 BPM Lo-Fi 70 - 90 BPM

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