119 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 119 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 504.202 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 2.017 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.
119 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 119 BPM lasts about 504.2 ms (60,000 divided by 119), an eighth note about 252.1 ms and a dotted eighth about 378.15 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 22,235.294 samples at 44.1 kHz and 24,201.681 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 8.067 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 89.25 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 119 to 120 BPM shortens each beat by 4.202 ms, about 0.83% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 1.983 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.4958 Hz.
Delay times at 119 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) | 2,016.81 ms | 3,025.21 ms | 1,344.54 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 1,008.4 ms | 1,512.61 ms | 672.27 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 504.2 ms | 756.3 ms | 336.13 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 252.1 ms | 378.15 ms | 168.07 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 126.05 ms | 189.08 ms | 84.03 ms |
| 1/32 note | 63.03 ms | 94.54 ms | 42.02 ms |
| 1/64 note | 31.51 ms | 47.27 ms | 21.01 ms |
119 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 119 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.496 Hz | 0.331 Hz | 0.744 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 0.992 Hz | 0.661 Hz | 1.488 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 1.983 Hz | 1.322 Hz | 2.975 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 3.967 Hz | 2.644 Hz | 5.95 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 7.933 Hz | 5.289 Hz | 11.9 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 15.867 Hz | 10.578 Hz | 23.8 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 31.733 Hz | 21.156 Hz | 47.6 Hz |
Bar lengths at 119 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.017 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 4.034 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 8.067 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 16.134 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 32.269 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 64.538 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.513 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.513 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.765 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.521 s |
Samples per beat at 119 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 22,235.294 | 88,941.176 |
| 48 kHz | 24,201.681 | 96,806.723 |
| 96 kHz | 48,403.361 | 193,613.445 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 119.
What music is 119 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 119 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House.
Half time: 59.5 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 238 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 119 BPM may be counted as 59.5 or 238 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 119 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 119 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 119 BPM lasts about 504.2 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 119. An eighth note is about 252.1 ms and a sixteenth note is about 126.05 ms.
What delay time should I use at 119 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 504.2 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 378.15 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 168.07 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 119 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 119 BPM lasts about 2.017 seconds, so 8 bars take about 16.134 seconds and 16 bars take about 32.269 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.513 seconds.
Is 119 BPM fast or slow?
Mid tempo (100 to 119 BPM). Typical ranges that include 119 BPM: Afrobeats, Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House. Half time is 59.5 BPM and double time is 238 BPM.