122 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 122 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 491.803 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.967 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.
122 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 122 BPM lasts about 491.8 ms (60,000 divided by 122), an eighth note about 245.9 ms and a dotted eighth about 368.85 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 21,688.525 samples at 44.1 kHz and 23,606.557 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 7.869 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 91.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 122 to 123 BPM shortens each beat by 3.998 ms, about 0.81% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.033 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.5083 Hz.
Delay times at 122 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) | 1,967.21 ms | 2,950.82 ms | 1,311.48 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 983.61 ms | 1,475.41 ms | 655.74 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 491.8 ms | 737.7 ms | 327.87 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 245.9 ms | 368.85 ms | 163.93 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 122.95 ms | 184.43 ms | 81.97 ms |
| 1/32 note | 61.48 ms | 92.21 ms | 40.98 ms |
| 1/64 note | 30.74 ms | 46.11 ms | 20.49 ms |
122 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 122 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.508 Hz | 0.339 Hz | 0.763 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.017 Hz | 0.678 Hz | 1.525 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.033 Hz | 1.356 Hz | 3.05 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.067 Hz | 2.711 Hz | 6.1 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 8.133 Hz | 5.422 Hz | 12.2 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 16.267 Hz | 10.844 Hz | 24.4 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 32.533 Hz | 21.689 Hz | 48.8 Hz |
Bar lengths at 122 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.967 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.934 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.869 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 15.738 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 31.475 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 62.951 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.475 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.475 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.721 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.459 s |
Samples per beat at 122 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 21,688.525 | 86,754.098 |
| 48 kHz | 23,606.557 | 94,426.23 |
| 96 kHz | 47,213.115 | 188,852.459 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 122.
What music is 122 BPM?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). This is the core dance music range. Steady four to the floor club music clusters here, and DJs often mix within a few BPM of it, so tracks at this tempo are easy to blend with each other.
Typical tempo ranges that include 122 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House.
Half time: 61 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 244 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 122 BPM may be counted as 61 or 244 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 122 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 122 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 122 BPM lasts about 491.8 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 122. An eighth note is about 245.9 ms and a sixteenth note is about 122.95 ms.
What delay time should I use at 122 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 491.8 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 368.85 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 163.93 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 122 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 122 BPM lasts about 1.967 seconds, so 8 bars take about 15.738 seconds and 16 bars take about 31.475 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.475 seconds.
Is 122 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 122 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House. Half time is 61 BPM and double time is 244 BPM.