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Metronome at 90 BPM

Press play for 90 beats per minute, a calm tempo for ballads, technique work and slow grooves. Change the time signature, add subdivisions or move the speed one beat at a time.

BPM
 
Common time signatures

Press Play or the space bar to start at 90 BPM.

Settings

Shortcuts: space bar plays and stops; T taps.

Stop after (min)
Accents per beat

Tap a beat to switch between strong, normal, soft and silent. Saved for each number of beats.

Speed trainer

Starts at the BPM on screen and changes by itself until the target. When you stop, it goes back to the starting BPM.

Gap click

Plays some bars and goes silent for others. Keep playing through the silence: when the click comes back, you hear whether you rushed or dragged.

Polyrhythm

A second sound splits the bar into equal parts. In 3:2 it plays 3 times while the click marks 2 beats.

Saved BPMs

    Nothing saved yet. Pick a BPM and time signature, name it and tap Save. The list stays on this device only.

    Link for your student

    Set the BPM, time signature and accents, then create the link: your student opens it on their phone with everything ready and just presses Play.

    How to use
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    Help and explanations
    At a glance

    Metronome at 90 BPM

    90 BPM is a relaxed tempo, a little slower than a comfortable walk: the pace of many pop ballads, boom-bap hip-hop, reggae and slow blues. It is also the sweet spot for practising technique, fast enough that an exercise still sounds like music, slow enough to hear every mistake.

    How to use it

    1. Press Play or the space bar to start at 90 BPM.
    2. Pick a meter or a number of beats per bar; the accented first beat keeps you from losing the downbeat.
    3. Use −5 and +5 to try 85 or 95, or −1 and +1 for finer steps.
    4. Switch the sound to Woodblock or Beep if the click gets lost under your instrument.
    Help and explanations

    This page opens the online metronome at 90 BPM, with steady timing from the audio clock, an accent on beat one and optional eighth notes, triplets or sixteenths.

    What plays at 90 BPM

    A lot of classic hip-hop sits between 85 and 95 BPM, which is why producers often start at 90 when they sketch a beat. Reggae one-drop grooves, soul and R&B ballads and many slow blues shuffles live in the same range; a blues at 90 in 12/8 gives you a lazy triplet feel. In 3/4, 90 BPM is a slow waltz; in 6/8, it is a gentle rocking pulse for lullabies and folk songs.

    Practising technique at 90 BPM

    Teachers like 90 because the subdivisions land on round numbers: eighth notes give 180 notes per minute, sixteenths 360. Scales, arpeggios, picking patterns and rudiments that are clean at 90 can usually be pushed to 100 or 110 within a few days. If something falls apart, drop to 80 BPM, fix it, and come back.

    90 BPM for walking and running

    A beat of 90 per minute matches a slow walk or one foot of a runner at 180 steps per minute, a cadence many coaches recommend. Set the subdivision to 2 and you get the full 180 clicks per minute to step to.

    Tips

    • At 90 BPM, sixteenth notes (subdivision 4) give 360 even clicks per minute: a good test for alternate picking and double strokes.
    • Practise with the accent off sometimes, so you feel the pulse without help.
    • Singers: 90 is slow enough to shape long phrases; mark where you breathe and keep the breath on the beat.
    • Drummers: play the same groove at 86, 90 and 94 to get comfortable with small tempo changes.

    Frequently asked questions

    How fast is 90 BPM?

    Each beat lasts two thirds of a second, one and a half beats per second. It is a relaxed, moderate tempo.

    What tempo marking is 90 BPM?

    Most charts place it in the andante range, which runs roughly from 76 to 108 BPM: a walking pace.

    Is 90 BPM good for hip-hop?

    Yes. Boom-bap and many lo-fi beats sit around 85 to 95 BPM. Try the triplet subdivision for a swung hi-hat feel.

    How do I count eighth notes at 90 BPM?

    Set the subdivision to 2: you hear two clicks per beat and can count 1-and-2-and.

    Can I use it for band rehearsal?

    Yes. Connect the phone or laptop to a speaker, choose the Beep sound and raise the volume.