131 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 131 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 458.015 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.832 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.
131 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 131 BPM lasts about 458.02 ms (60,000 divided by 131), an eighth note about 229.01 ms and a dotted eighth about 343.51 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 20,198.473 samples at 44.1 kHz and 21,984.733 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 7.328 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 98.25 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 131 to 132 BPM shortens each beat by 3.47 ms, about 0.76% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.183 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.5458 Hz.
Delay times at 131 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) | 1,832.06 ms | 2,748.09 ms | 1,221.37 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 916.03 ms | 1,374.05 ms | 610.69 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 458.02 ms | 687.02 ms | 305.34 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 229.01 ms | 343.51 ms | 152.67 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 114.5 ms | 171.76 ms | 76.34 ms |
| 1/32 note | 57.25 ms | 85.88 ms | 38.17 ms |
| 1/64 note | 28.63 ms | 42.94 ms | 19.08 ms |
131 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 131 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.546 Hz | 0.364 Hz | 0.819 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.092 Hz | 0.728 Hz | 1.638 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.183 Hz | 1.456 Hz | 3.275 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.367 Hz | 2.911 Hz | 6.55 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 8.733 Hz | 5.822 Hz | 13.1 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 17.467 Hz | 11.644 Hz | 26.2 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 34.933 Hz | 23.289 Hz | 52.4 Hz |
Bar lengths at 131 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.832 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.664 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.328 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 14.656 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 29.313 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 58.626 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.374 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.374 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.603 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.29 s |
Samples per beat at 131 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 20,198.473 | 80,793.893 |
| 48 kHz | 21,984.733 | 87,938.931 |
| 96 kHz | 43,969.466 | 175,877.863 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 131.
What music is 131 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 131 BPM: Rock, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap (often felt at half time).
Half time: 65.5 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 262 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 131 BPM may be counted as 65.5 or 262 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 131 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 131 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 131 BPM lasts about 458.02 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 131. An eighth note is about 229.01 ms and a sixteenth note is about 114.5 ms.
What delay time should I use at 131 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 458.02 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 343.51 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 152.67 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 131 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 131 BPM lasts about 1.832 seconds, so 8 bars take about 14.656 seconds and 16 bars take about 29.313 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.374 seconds.
Is 131 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 131 BPM: Rock, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap. Half time is 65.5 BPM and double time is 262 BPM.