Enter the total number of beats and beats per minute into the calculator to determine the song length. This calculator can also evaluate any of the variables given the others are known.
Bpm Song Length Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the length of a song in minutes based on its beats per minute (BPM).
SL = (TB / BPM) / 60
Variables:
- SL is the song length in minutes
- TB is the total number of beats in the song
- BPM is the beats per minute of the song
To calculate the song length, divide the total number of beats in the song by the beats per minute. Then, divide the result by 60 to convert the length from seconds to minutes.
What is a Bpm Song Length?
A BPM (Beats Per Minute) song length refers to the duration of a song based on its tempo. The tempo of a song is measured in BPM, which counts the number of beats in one minute. Therefore, a song’s length in BPM would be calculated by multiplying the total number of beats in the song by the minutes per beat (which is the reciprocal of the BPM). This gives an indication of how long the song would be when played at a certain tempo.
How to Calculate Bpm Song Length?
The following steps outline how to calculate the Bpm Song Length.
- First, determine the total number of beats in the song (TB).
- Next, determine the beats per minute of the song (BPM).
- Next, gather the formula from above = SL = (TB / BPM) / 60.
- Finally, calculate the Bpm Song Length.
- After inserting the variables and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.
Example Problem :
Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.
Total number of beats in the song (TB) = 320
Beats per minute of the song (BPM) = 128
