108 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 108 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 556 ms, so 108 beats fill one minute. 108 BPM sits where Andante (at a walking pace, roughly 76–108 BPM), Andantino (a little faster than walking, roughly 80–108 BPM) and Moderato (moderate, roughly 108–120 BPM) meet.
How long is one beat at 108 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 108 = 556 ms per beat. Every other note value follows from that. Producers often set a delay to the dotted eighth or eighth note to keep echoes in time with the track.
| Note value | Length |
|---|---|
| Whole note (4 beats) | 2,222 ms |
| Half note | 1,111 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 556 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 417 ms |
| Eighth note | 278 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 185 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 139 ms |
108 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 108 BPM lasts 2.22 seconds. Eight bars take 17.8 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 71.1 seconds. One minute holds 108 beats, or 27 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 108 BPM?
Eighth notes at 108 BPM run at 3.6 notes per second, triplets at 5.4 and sixteenth notes at 7.2. Switch on the subdivision you are practising so the click marks every note, then return to quarter notes to check that you keep the spacing on your own.
What tempo marking is 108 BPM?
108 BPM sits where Andante (at a walking pace, roughly 76–108 BPM), Andantino (a little faster than walking, roughly 80–108 BPM) and Moderato (moderate, roughly 108–120 BPM) meet. Treat these ranges as conventions rather than rules: editions and metronome makers print slightly different numbers, and an Italian marking describes character as well as speed.
Half time and double time
Counted in half time, 108 BPM feels like 54 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 216 BPM. When you tap along with a recording and get either number, both describe the same music; choose the pulse that gives you sensible bars and accents.
Practising at 108 BPM
This is a comfortable range for learning new material. Play the whole passage at 108 BPM without stopping before you raise the tempo, and loop any bar that breaks the pulse rather than slowing everything down. Build speed can then add a few BPM every few bars once the passage is controlled.
Drum grooves near 108 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 108 BPM: Afrobeat Pulse (108), Funk-Rock Drive (108), Chicago Soul Pocket (108) and Daptone-Style Retro Soul (108). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 108 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.