124 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 124 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 483.871 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.935 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.
124 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 124 BPM lasts about 483.87 ms (60,000 divided by 124), an eighth note about 241.94 ms and a dotted eighth about 362.9 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 125 BPM, with 480 ms per beat.
- A beat is 21,338.71 samples at 44.1 kHz and 23,225.806 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 7.742 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 93 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 124 to 125 BPM shortens each beat by 3.871 ms, about 0.8% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.067 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.5167 Hz.
Delay times at 124 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) | 1,935.48 ms | 2,903.23 ms | 1,290.32 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 967.74 ms | 1,451.61 ms | 645.16 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 483.87 ms | 725.81 ms | 322.58 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 241.94 ms | 362.9 ms | 161.29 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 120.97 ms | 181.45 ms | 80.65 ms |
| 1/32 note | 60.48 ms | 90.73 ms | 40.32 ms |
| 1/64 note | 30.24 ms | 45.36 ms | 20.16 ms |
124 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 124 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.517 Hz | 0.344 Hz | 0.775 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.033 Hz | 0.689 Hz | 1.55 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.067 Hz | 1.378 Hz | 3.1 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.133 Hz | 2.756 Hz | 6.2 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 8.267 Hz | 5.511 Hz | 12.4 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 16.533 Hz | 11.022 Hz | 24.8 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 33.067 Hz | 22.044 Hz | 49.6 Hz |
Bar lengths at 124 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.935 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.871 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.742 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 15.484 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 30.968 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 61.935 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.452 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.452 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.694 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.419 s |
Samples per beat at 124 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 21,338.71 | 85,354.839 |
| 48 kHz | 23,225.806 | 92,903.226 |
| 96 kHz | 46,451.613 | 185,806.452 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 124.
What music is 124 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 124 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House.
Half time: 62 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 248 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 124 BPM may be counted as 62 or 248 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 124 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 124 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 124 BPM lasts about 483.87 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 124. An eighth note is about 241.94 ms and a sixteenth note is about 120.97 ms.
What delay time should I use at 124 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 483.87 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 362.9 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 161.29 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 124 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 124 BPM lasts about 1.935 seconds, so 8 bars take about 15.484 seconds and 16 bars take about 30.968 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.452 seconds.
Is 124 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 124 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House. Half time is 62 BPM and double time is 248 BPM.