Boom-bapInstrumental80 BPM
Stoop Session
Made with Ken Music 1.5 · Head-nod groove
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PromptLaid-back boom-bap hip-hop instrumental at 80 bpm, dusty drums, deep bass, mellow Rhodes chords, head-nod groove
80 beats in 60 seconds · 750 ms per beat
80 BPM metronome, drum beat and genres
80 beats per minute is a relaxed, head-nodding pace, common in hip-hop, R&B, reggae and lo-fi. Start the metronome, tap along with a song to check its tempo, download an 80 BPM click track, or make an original track at 80.
80
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- Free 80 BPM metronome
- Tap tempo
- WAV click track download
- Original tracks at 80
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Quick answer
What does 80 BPM mean?
80 BPM means 80 beats in 60 seconds, or one beat every 750 ms (0.75 s). It's a moderately slow tempo, inside the usual andante range, and common in hip-hop, R&B, reggae and lo-fi; 160 BPM trap feels like 80 in half-time. Start the metronome above, tap along with a song to check it, or make an 80 BPM track with Ken Music in Kenerate AI's Music Studio.
Key facts
- Beats in 60 s
- 80
- Time per beat
- 750 ms (0.75 s)
- One 4/4 bar
- 3 s (20 bars a minute)
- Tempo marking
- Andante (walking pace)
- Common genres
- Hip-hop, R&B, reggae, lo-fi
- Half-time of
- 160 BPM
- vs 120 BPM
- 120 is 1.5× faster
Listen first
Tracks around 80 BPM
Real AI generations asked for tempos near 80. Check any track with the BPM & key finder.
Lo-fiInstrumental80 BPM
Desk Lamp
Made with Ken Music 1.5 · Study beat
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PromptLo-fi hip-hop beat for studying, dusty drums, jazzy Rhodes chords, vinyl crackle, soft bass, 80 bpm
R&BSong80 BPM
Falling Back
Made with Ken Music 1.5 · R&B duet
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PromptSmooth R&B duet, male and female vocals call-and-response, harmonies on the chorus, about falling back in love, Rhodes keys, soft 808s, 80 bpm
Compare: 120 BPMInstrumental120 BPM
Two a Second
Made with MiniMax Music 3.0 · Hear the difference
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PromptGroovy house instrumental at exactly 120 bpm, four-on-the-floor kick, warm bassline, piano chords, steady and danceable
How to
How to use the 80 BPM metronome
- Time needed
- Steps
- 4 steps
Step 1
Press Start
The metronome starts at 80 BPM.
Step 2
Pick a time signature
4/4 for most hip-hop and R&B; turn on 8th-note clicks for tighter timing.
Step 3
Tap along with a song
Press Tap tempo on each beat and the metronome moves to the tempo you tapped.
Step 4
Download a click track
A WAV of 30 seconds to 3 minutes.
See it in the app
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Chapters
Checked 4 November 2026
Genres that sit near 80 BPM
Typical ranges from published tempo guides. Sources differ at the edges, and any single song can sit outside its genre's range.
| Typical range | How 80 feels here | |
|---|---|---|
| Hip-hop | 60–100 BPM (Ableton), 80–100 (Mubert) | Head-nod pocket with room for the rap |
| R&B | 60–80 BPM (Musical U, Mubert) | The top of the range: a slow jam with some lift |
| Reggae | 60–90 BPM (Musical U) | Steady and unhurried |
| Dub | 60–90 BPM (Ableton) | Spacious, with room for echoes |
| Lo-fi hip-hop | 70–90 BPM (Mubert) | Right in the middle |
| Ballads | 60–90 BPM (Soundcamps) | Slow, with space for the vocal |
| Down-tempo | 70–100 BPM (Musical U) | Relaxed, near the low end |
| Trap | 130–170 BPM (Mubert), often felt at half-time | A 160 BPM beat feels like 80 |
Ranges are conventions, not rules. The written tempo and the tempo you feel can differ, as with trap.
Sources: Ableton Learning Music — Tempo and genre · Musical U — typical BPM by genre · Mubert — BPM tapper and genre tempos · Soundcamps — BPM counter and genre table · Digital DJ Pool — DJ BPM guide · Wikipedia — Tempo · MedlinePlus — Pulse (normal resting heart rate) · Kenerate Music Studio — engine list and modes
Engines
Engines for tracks at a set tempo
Facts from the app's engine list.
Kenerate
Ken Music 1.5
- Length
- Up to ~3 min
- Modes
- Song · Lyrics · Instrumental
Open Ken Music 1.5Best for
Default engine: full songs with vocals in any language; can take an image as inspiration
MiniMax
MiniMax Music 3.0
- Length
- Up to 4 min
- Modes
- Song · Lyrics · Instrumental
Open MiniMax Music 3.0Best for
Follows [Verse]/[Chorus] section tags closely
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs Music v2.5
- Length
- Exact length, 10 s–10 min
- Modes
- Song · Lyrics · Instrumental
Open ElevenLabs Music v2.5Best for
Set the exact duration; clean studio mix
Mureka
Mureka V9.5
- Length
- Up to 4 min
- Modes
- Song · Lyrics · Instrumental
Open Mureka V9.5Best for
Writes its own lyrics from a prompt; style chips; MP3/WAV/FLAC
Prompt recipe
Make an 80 BPM track
Each opens the Music Studio with the tempo in the prompt.
- Beat length
- 750 ms; a 4/4 bar lasts 3 seconds.
- 8th notes
- 375 ms; 16th notes 187.5 ms.
- Delay time
- Quarter-note delay = 750 ms.
- Half-time
- 160 BPM trap feels like 80.
- Heart rate
- Inside the normal adult resting range.
Drum beat
Drum beat at 80 bpm, kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, steady 8th-note hi-hats, no melody
Lo-fi
Lo-fi hip-hop beat at 80 bpm, dusty drums, jazzy Rhodes, vinyl crackle
Boom-bap
Boom-bap beat at 80 bpm, dusty drums, soul sample, deep bass
R&B
Smooth R&B song at 80 bpm, silky vocals, Rhodes, soft 808s
More prompts (2)
Ballad
Piano ballad at 80 bpm, soft strings, emotional vocals
Reggae
Roots reggae at 80 bpm, one-drop drums, skank guitar, warm bass
Tempo
Tempo markings near 80
The classical terms, as listed on Wikipedia. Metronome tables differ, so treat them as rough guides.
Adagio
44–66 BPM · Slow, with great expression
Andante
56–108 BPM · A walking pace; 80 sits here
Andante moderato
80–108 BPM · A moderate walking speed
Moderato
108–120 BPM · Moderate; 120 BPM is the top
Tips
Playing at 80
Small tips.
Slow tempos expose timing, so turn on 8th-note clicks.
Lay back slightly behind the click for a hip-hop feel.
If a trap beat feels like 80, it's probably 160 in half-time.
Rap flows at 80 have room for triplets and double-time.
Press Tap tempo along with a song to confirm it's really 80.
Example uses
How creators use 80 BPM
Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.
Beatmaker
A beatmaker could practise finger drumming against the 80 BPM click, then describe a lo-fi beat at 80 in the Music Studio to compare ideas.
Singer
A singer could rehearse a slow R&B verse with the 80 BPM click and its 8th-note subdivisions to tighten timing.
Study streamer
A study streamer could make an original relaxed track at 80 BPM as calm background music for a long focus session.
FAQ
80 BPM questions
10 questions
What does 80 BPM mean?
80 beats in 60 seconds. Each beat lasts 750 ms (0.75 seconds), which is 1.33 beats per second, and a bar of 4/4 lasts 3 seconds.
Link to this answerIs 80 BPM slow?
It's moderately slow. It falls inside the andante range, a walking pace, and slower than the 100–130 BPM that guides list for pop.
Link to this answerWhere can I get an 80 BPM metronome?
On this page. Press Start above for a free 80 BPM metronome with accents, 8th-note clicks and Tap tempo, or press WAV to download a click track of 30 seconds to 3 minutes. No account needed. The full metronome covers 40–240 BPM.
Link to this answerHow do you play an 80 BPM drum beat?
A basic 4/4 groove puts the kick on beats 1 and 3, the snare on 2 and 4, and hi-hats on 8th notes, 375 ms apart. Count along with the metronome above, or ask the Music Studio for a drum beat at 80 bpm.
Link to this answerWhat songs are 80 BPM?
Plenty of hip-hop, R&B, reggae and ballad tracks sit near 80, but published tempos for one song often disagree, and the same track can be listed at 80 or 160 depending on how the beat is counted. To check a song, tap along with Tap tempo above or load the file into the BPM & key finder.
Link to this answerWhat genres are 80 BPM?
Hip-hop, R&B, reggae, dub, lo-fi hip-hop and ballads all have typical ranges that include 80. Trap at 160 feels like 80 in half-time.
Link to this answerWhat's the difference between 80 and 120 BPM?
120 BPM is 1.5 times faster: a beat every 0.5 s instead of 0.75 s, and a 4/4 bar lasts 2 s instead of 3 s. 80 feels laid-back (lo-fi, hip-hop, R&B); 120 feels upbeat (house, pop).
Link to this answerHow do I change a song to 80 BPM?
Load it into the free BPM changer: it detects the original tempo, you set 80, and it time-stretches the track without changing the pitch. It works from 50% to 150% of the original, so a 100 BPM song goes to 80 at 80% speed and a 160 BPM song at 50%.
Link to this answerIs 80 BPM good for running?
If you take two steps per beat, 80 BPM gives a cadence of 160 steps per minute, a jogging rhythm. One step per beat (80 steps a minute) is a slow walk.
Link to this answerIs a heart rate of 80 BPM normal?
For adults, yes: MedlinePlus lists a normal resting heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute. This page is about musical tempo, so ask a doctor about your own heart rate.
Link to this answerIn depth
80 BPM, explained
What works, what to avoid, and how the pieces fit.
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The 80 BPM pocket
80 BPM drum beat basics
A simple 4/4 pattern to practise with the click:
- Kick on beats 1 and 3, 1.5 seconds apart.
- Snare on beats 2 and 4.
- Hi-hats on 8th notes, 375 ms apart; turn on 8th-note clicks to hear the grid.
- 16th notes land 187.5 ms apart, which is where rolls and ghost notes sit.
- One bar lasts 3 seconds, so a four-bar loop takes 12 seconds.
80 BPM vs 120 BPM
Both are common studio tempos, but they feel very different. At 80 a beat lasts 0.75 s and a 4/4 bar 3 s; at 120 a beat lasts 0.5 s and a bar 2 s, so 120 is exactly 1.5 times faster. 80 is the laid-back, head-nod pocket of hip-hop and R&B; 120 is the steady pulse of house and pop [1][3]. Play the comparison track above to hear both.
How to change a song to 80 BPM
Time-stretch it: load the track into the BPM changer, read the detected tempo, set 80 and preview. The pitch stays put, and the file never leaves your browser. The tool works from 50% to 150% of the original tempo, and the closer the song already is to 80, the cleaner the result.
Make an 80 BPM track with Ken Music
Open the Music Studio, write '80 bpm' in the prompt with a style and instruments, and Ken Music 1.5 returns a track of up to about 3 minutes for 30 credits. The tempo in a prompt is a direction for the engine rather than a locked click, so check the result with the BPM & key finder if you need exactly 80.
80 BPM for running, walking and heart rate
Runners often pick music by cadence: at two steps per beat, 80 BPM is 160 steps a minute. People also search 80 BPM as a heart rate. MedlinePlus puts a normal adult resting heart rate at 60 to 100 beats per minute, so 80 sits inside that range [4]. Ask a doctor about your own heart.
By the Kenerate AI teamLast updated and reviewed
We build and run the Kenerate Music Studio. Every demo on this page is a real output of the engine named on it, made from the prompt shown; engine facts were checked against the app's code.
Sources: Ableton Learning Music — Tempo and genre · Musical U — typical BPM by genre · Mubert — BPM tapper and genre tempos · Soundcamps — BPM counter and genre table · Digital DJ Pool — DJ BPM guide · Wikipedia — Tempo · MedlinePlus — Pulse (normal resting heart rate) · Kenerate Music Studio — engine list and modes
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