130 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 130 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 461.538 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.846 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.
130 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 130 BPM lasts about 461.54 ms (60,000 divided by 130), an eighth note about 230.77 ms and a dotted eighth about 346.15 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 20,353.846 samples at 44.1 kHz and 22,153.846 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 7.385 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 97.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 130 to 131 BPM shortens each beat by 3.523 ms, about 0.76% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.167 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.5417 Hz.
Delay times at 130 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) | 1,846.15 ms | 2,769.23 ms | 1,230.77 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 923.08 ms | 1,384.62 ms | 615.38 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 461.54 ms | 692.31 ms | 307.69 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 230.77 ms | 346.15 ms | 153.85 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 115.38 ms | 173.08 ms | 76.92 ms |
| 1/32 note | 57.69 ms | 86.54 ms | 38.46 ms |
| 1/64 note | 28.85 ms | 43.27 ms | 19.23 ms |
130 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 130 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.542 Hz | 0.361 Hz | 0.813 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.083 Hz | 0.722 Hz | 1.625 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.167 Hz | 1.444 Hz | 3.25 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.333 Hz | 2.889 Hz | 6.5 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 8.667 Hz | 5.778 Hz | 13 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 17.333 Hz | 11.556 Hz | 26 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 34.667 Hz | 23.111 Hz | 52 Hz |
Bar lengths at 130 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.846 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.692 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.385 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 14.769 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 29.538 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 59.077 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.385 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.385 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.615 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.308 s |
Samples per beat at 130 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 20,353.846 | 81,415.385 |
| 48 kHz | 22,153.846 | 88,615.385 |
| 96 kHz | 44,307.692 | 177,230.769 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 130.
What music is 130 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 130 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap (often felt at half time).
Half time: 65 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 260 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 130 BPM may be counted as 65 or 260 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
Work at 130 BPM
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Questions about 130 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 130 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 130 BPM lasts about 461.54 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 130. An eighth note is about 230.77 ms and a sixteenth note is about 115.38 ms.
What delay time should I use at 130 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 461.54 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 346.15 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 153.85 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 130 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 130 BPM lasts about 1.846 seconds, so 8 bars take about 14.769 seconds and 16 bars take about 29.538 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.385 seconds.
Is 130 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 130 BPM: Pop, Rock, Disco and nu disco, House, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap. Half time is 65 BPM and double time is 260 BPM.