132 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 132 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 454.545 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.818 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.
132 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 132 BPM lasts about 454.55 ms (60,000 divided by 132), an eighth note about 227.27 ms and a dotted eighth about 340.91 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 20,045.455 samples at 44.1 kHz and 21,818.182 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 7.273 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 99 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 132 to 133 BPM shortens each beat by 3.418 ms, about 0.75% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at 2.2 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at 0.55 Hz.
Delay times at 132 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) | 1,818.18 ms | 2,727.27 ms | 1,212.12 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 909.09 ms | 1,363.64 ms | 606.06 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 454.55 ms | 681.82 ms | 303.03 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 227.27 ms | 340.91 ms | 151.52 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 113.64 ms | 170.45 ms | 75.76 ms |
| 1/32 note | 56.82 ms | 85.23 ms | 37.88 ms |
| 1/64 note | 28.41 ms | 42.61 ms | 18.94 ms |
132 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 132 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.55 Hz | 0.367 Hz | 0.825 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.1 Hz | 0.733 Hz | 1.65 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.2 Hz | 1.467 Hz | 3.3 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.4 Hz | 2.933 Hz | 6.6 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 8.8 Hz | 5.867 Hz | 13.2 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 17.6 Hz | 11.733 Hz | 26.4 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 35.2 Hz | 23.467 Hz | 52.8 Hz |
Bar lengths at 132 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.818 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.636 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.273 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 14.545 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 29.091 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 58.182 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.364 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.364 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.591 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.273 s |
Samples per beat at 132 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 20,045.455 | 80,181.818 |
| 48 kHz | 21,818.182 | 87,272.727 |
| 96 kHz | 43,636.364 | 174,545.455 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 132.
What music is 132 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 132 BPM: Rock, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap (often felt at half time).
Half time: 66 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 264 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 132 BPM may be counted as 66 or 264 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 132 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 132 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 132 BPM lasts about 454.55 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 132. An eighth note is about 227.27 ms and a sixteenth note is about 113.64 ms.
What delay time should I use at 132 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 454.55 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 340.91 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 151.52 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 132 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 132 BPM lasts about 1.818 seconds, so 8 bars take about 14.545 seconds and 16 bars take about 29.091 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.364 seconds.
Is 132 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 132 BPM: Rock, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap. Half time is 66 BPM and double time is 264 BPM.