95 BPM metronome
Press Play to hear a steady click at 95 BPM, or open one of the drum grooves below at exactly this tempo. One beat lasts 632 ms, so 95 beats fill one minute. 95 BPM falls within Andante (at a walking pace, roughly 76–108 BPM).
How long is one beat at 95 BPM?
Divide 60,000 by the tempo: 60,000 ÷ 95 = 632 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) | 2,526 ms |
| Half note | 1,263 ms |
| Quarter note (1 beat) | 632 ms |
| Dotted eighth | 474 ms |
| Eighth note | 316 ms |
| Eighth-note triplet | 211 ms |
| Sixteenth note | 158 ms |
95 BPM in bars and phrases
A bar of 4/4 at 95 BPM lasts 2.53 seconds. Eight bars take 20.2 seconds, and a 32-bar form takes 80.8 seconds. One minute holds 95 beats, or 23.75 bars of 4/4.
How fast are subdivisions at 95 BPM?
Eighth notes at 95 BPM run at 3.17 notes per second, triplets at 4.75 and sixteenth notes at 6.33. 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 95 BPM?
95 BPM falls within Andante (at a walking pace, roughly 76–108 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, 95 BPM feels like 48 BPM; counted in double time it feels like 190 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 95 BPM
This is a comfortable range for learning new material. Play the whole passage at 95 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 95 BPM
These built-in grooves have default tempos close to 95 BPM: Back in Black Pocket (94), Funky Syncopation (96), Cissy Strut Pocket (96) and Boom Bap (92). Each link below opens the metronome with that groove at exactly 95 BPM, so you practise the tempo with a real drum part rather than a click.