125 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 125 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 480 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.92 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.
125 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 125 BPM lasts 480 ms (60,000 divided by 125), an eighth note 240 ms and a dotted eighth 360 ms.
- 125 BPM is one of the few tempos between 60 and 200 where a beat is a whole number of milliseconds, so quarter note delays need no rounding.
- At both 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz a beat is a whole number of samples (21,168 and 23,040), so loops cut on the beat line up exactly at either rate.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes 7.68 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 93.75 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 125 to 126 BPM shortens each beat by 3.81 ms, about 0.79% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.083 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.5208 Hz.
Delay times at 125 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) | 1,920 ms | 2,880 ms | 1,280 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 960 ms | 1,440 ms | 640 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 480 ms | 720 ms | 320 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 240 ms | 360 ms | 160 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 120 ms | 180 ms | 80 ms |
| 1/32 note | 60 ms | 90 ms | 40 ms |
| 1/64 note | 30 ms | 45 ms | 20 ms |
125 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 125 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.521 Hz | 0.347 Hz | 0.781 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.042 Hz | 0.694 Hz | 1.563 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.083 Hz | 1.389 Hz | 3.125 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.167 Hz | 2.778 Hz | 6.25 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 8.333 Hz | 5.556 Hz | 12.5 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 16.667 Hz | 11.111 Hz | 25 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 33.333 Hz | 22.222 Hz | 50 Hz |
Bar lengths at 125 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.92 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.84 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.68 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 15.36 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 30.72 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 61.44 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.44 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.44 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.68 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.4 s |
Samples per beat at 125 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 21,168 | 84,672 |
| 48 kHz | 23,040 | 92,160 |
| 96 kHz | 46,080 | 184,320 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 125.
What music is 125 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 125 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House, Techno.
Half time: 62.5 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 250 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 125 BPM may be counted as 62.5 or 250 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
Work at 125 BPM
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Questions about 125 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 125 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 125 BPM lasts 480 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 125. An eighth note is 240 ms and a sixteenth note is 120 ms.
What delay time should I use at 125 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set 480 ms, for a dotted eighth set 360 ms and for an eighth note triplet set 160 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 125 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 125 BPM lasts 1.92 seconds, so 8 bars take 15.36 seconds and 16 bars take 30.72 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts 1.44 seconds.
Is 125 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 125 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House, Techno. Half time is 62.5 BPM and double time is 250 BPM.