152 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 152 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 395 ms, so 152 beats fill one minute. 152 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 BPM).
How long is one beat at 152 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 152 = 395 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) | 1,579 ms |
| Half note | 789 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 395 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 296 ms |
| Eighth note | 197 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 132 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 98.7 ms |
152 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 152 BPM lasts 1.58 seconds. Eight bars take 12.6 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 50.5 seconds. One minute holds 152 beats, or 38 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 152 BPM?
Eighth notes at 152 BPM run at 5.07 notes per second, triplets at 7.6 and sixteenth notes at 10.13. 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 152 BPM?
152 BPM falls within Allegro (fast and bright, roughly 120–156 BPM). 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, 152 BPM feels like 76 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 304 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 152 BPM
At 152 BPM many players count in half time, feeling 76 BPM with the click on every other beat. Try both. If your technique tightens, drop back to a tempo where you stay relaxed and use Build speed to climb in small steps rather than jumping straight to 152.
Drum grooves near 152 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 152 BPM: Train Beat (150), Jazz Waltz (150), Death Metal Half-Time Kick (150) and Paidushko 5/8 (2+3) (150). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 152 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.