126 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 126 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 476.19 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.905 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.
126 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 126 BPM lasts about 476.19 ms (60,000 divided by 126), an eighth note about 238.1 ms and a dotted eighth about 357.14 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 125 BPM, with 480 ms per beat.
- At 44.1 kHz a beat is exactly 21,000 samples, while at 48 kHz it is 22,857.143 samples.
- A 4 bar phrase in 4/4 takes about 7.619 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 94.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 126 to 127 BPM shortens each beat by 3.75 ms, about 0.79% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at 2.1 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at 0.525 Hz.
Delay times at 126 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) | 1,904.76 ms | 2,857.14 ms | 1,269.84 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 952.38 ms | 1,428.57 ms | 634.92 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 476.19 ms | 714.29 ms | 317.46 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 238.1 ms | 357.14 ms | 158.73 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 119.05 ms | 178.57 ms | 79.37 ms |
| 1/32 note | 59.52 ms | 89.29 ms | 39.68 ms |
| 1/64 note | 29.76 ms | 44.64 ms | 19.84 ms |
126 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 126 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.525 Hz | 0.35 Hz | 0.788 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.05 Hz | 0.7 Hz | 1.575 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.1 Hz | 1.4 Hz | 3.15 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.2 Hz | 2.8 Hz | 6.3 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 8.4 Hz | 5.6 Hz | 12.6 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 16.8 Hz | 11.2 Hz | 25.2 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 33.6 Hz | 22.4 Hz | 50.4 Hz |
Bar lengths at 126 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.905 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.81 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.619 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 15.238 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 30.476 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 60.952 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.429 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.429 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.667 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.381 s |
Samples per beat at 126 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 21,000 | 84,000 |
| 48 kHz | 22,857.143 | 91,428.571 |
| 96 kHz | 45,714.286 | 182,857.143 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 126.
What music is 126 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 126 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House, Techno.
Half time: 63 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 252 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 126 BPM may be counted as 63 or 252 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 126 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 126 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 126 BPM lasts about 476.19 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 126. An eighth note is about 238.1 ms and a sixteenth note is about 119.05 ms.
What delay time should I use at 126 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 476.19 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 357.14 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 158.73 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 126 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 126 BPM lasts about 1.905 seconds, so 8 bars take about 15.238 seconds and 16 bars take about 30.476 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.429 seconds.
Is 126 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 126 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House, Techno. Half time is 63 BPM and double time is 252 BPM.