118 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 118 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 508.475 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.034 seconds. Below are the delay times for every note value, the same notes in Hz, bar and phrase lengths, samples per beat and the genres that typically sit at this tempo.
118 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 118 BPM lasts about 508.47 ms (60,000 divided by 118), an eighth note about 254.24 ms and a dotted eighth about 381.36 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 120 BPM, with 500 ms per beat.
- A beat is 22,423.729 samples at 44.1 kHz and 24,406.78 samples at 48 kHz, neither a whole number, so sample accurate loop points round slightly at both rates.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes about 8.136 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 88.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 118 to 119 BPM shortens each beat by 4.273 ms, about 0.84% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.967 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.4917 Hz.
Delay times at 118 BPM
Milliseconds for each note value. Dotted notes are 1.5 times as long, triplets 2/3 as long. Rounded to 2 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 2,033.9 ms | 3,050.85 ms | 1,355.93 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,016.95 ms | 1,525.42 ms | 677.97 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 508.47 ms | 762.71 ms | 338.98 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 254.24 ms | 381.36 ms | 169.49 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 127.12 ms | 190.68 ms | 84.75 ms |
| 1/32 note | 63.56 ms | 95.34 ms | 42.37 ms |
| 1/64 note | 31.78 ms | 47.67 ms | 21.19 ms |
118 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 118 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.492 Hz | 0.328 Hz | 0.738 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.983 Hz | 0.656 Hz | 1.475 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.967 Hz | 1.311 Hz | 2.95 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.933 Hz | 2.622 Hz | 5.9 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 7.867 Hz | 5.244 Hz | 11.8 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 15.733 Hz | 10.489 Hz | 23.6 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 31.467 Hz | 20.978 Hz | 47.2 Hz |
Bar lengths at 118 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.034 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 4.068 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 8.136 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 16.271 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 32.542 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 65.085 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.525 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.525 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.78 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.542 s |
Samples per beat at 118 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 22,423.729 | 89,694.915 |
| 48 kHz | 24,406.78 | 97,627.119 |
| 96 kHz | 48,813.559 | 195,254.237 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 118.
What music is 118 BPM?
Mid tempo (100 to 119 BPM). This is a mid tempo, close to a brisk walking pace. Much pop, rock and dance pop lands somewhere in this range, which is quick enough to move to and slow enough for a vocal to breathe.
Typical tempo ranges that include 118 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House.
Half time: 59 BPM, slower than the genre ranges listed here. Double time: 236 BPM, faster than the genre ranges listed here.
A track can be written at one tempo and felt at the other, so a song at 118 BPM may be counted as 59 or 236 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 118 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 118 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 118 BPM lasts about 508.47 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 118. An eighth note is about 254.24 ms and a sixteenth note is about 127.12 ms.
What delay time should I use at 118 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 508.47 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 381.36 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 169.49 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 118 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 118 BPM lasts about 2.034 seconds, so 8 bars take about 16.271 seconds and 16 bars take about 32.542 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.525 seconds.
Is 118 BPM fast or slow?
Mid tempo (100 to 119 BPM). Typical ranges that include 118 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House. Half time is 59 BPM and double time is 236 BPM.