137 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 137 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 437.956 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.752 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.
137 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 137 BPM lasts about 437.96 ms (60,000 divided by 137), an eighth note about 218.98 ms and a dotted eighth about 328.47 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 19,313.869 samples at 44.1 kHz and 21,021.898 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 7.007 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 102.75 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 137 to 138 BPM shortens each beat by 3.174 ms, about 0.72% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.283 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.5708 Hz.
Delay times at 137 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) | 1,751.82 ms | 2,627.74 ms | 1,167.88 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 875.91 ms | 1,313.87 ms | 583.94 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 437.96 ms | 656.93 ms | 291.97 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 218.98 ms | 328.47 ms | 145.99 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 109.49 ms | 164.23 ms | 72.99 ms |
| 1/32 note | 54.74 ms | 82.12 ms | 36.5 ms |
| 1/64 note | 27.37 ms | 41.06 ms | 18.25 ms |
137 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 137 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.571 Hz | 0.381 Hz | 0.856 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.142 Hz | 0.761 Hz | 1.713 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.283 Hz | 1.522 Hz | 3.425 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.567 Hz | 3.044 Hz | 6.85 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 9.133 Hz | 6.089 Hz | 13.7 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 18.267 Hz | 12.178 Hz | 27.4 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 36.533 Hz | 24.356 Hz | 54.8 Hz |
Bar lengths at 137 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.752 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.504 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 7.007 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 14.015 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 28.029 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 56.058 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.314 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.314 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.533 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.19 s |
Samples per beat at 137 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 19,313.869 | 77,255.474 |
| 48 kHz | 21,021.898 | 84,087.591 |
| 96 kHz | 42,043.796 | 168,175.182 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 137.
What music is 137 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 137 BPM: Rock, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap (often felt at half time).
Half time: 68.5 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B. Double time: 274 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 137 BPM may be counted as 68.5 or 274 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 137 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 137 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 137 BPM lasts about 437.96 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 137. An eighth note is about 218.98 ms and a sixteenth note is about 109.49 ms.
What delay time should I use at 137 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 437.96 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 328.47 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 145.99 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 137 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 137 BPM lasts about 1.752 seconds, so 8 bars take about 14.015 seconds and 16 bars take about 28.029 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.314 seconds.
Is 137 BPM fast or slow?
Dance tempo (120 to 139 BPM). Typical ranges that include 137 BPM: Rock, Techno, Trance, UK garage, Trap. Half time is 68.5 BPM and double time is 274 BPM.