142 BPM in Milliseconds: Delay Times and Note Lengths
At 142 BPM one beat (a quarter note) lasts 422.535 ms and one bar of 4/4 lasts 1.69 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.
142 BPM at a glance
- One beat at 142 BPM lasts about 422.54 ms (60,000 divided by 142), an eighth note about 211.27 ms and a dotted eighth about 316.9 ms.
- A beat here is not a whole number of milliseconds. The nearest tempo where it is: 150 BPM, with 400 ms per beat.
- A beat is 18,633.803 samples at 44.1 kHz and 20,281.69 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 6.761 seconds, and 3 minutes of music at this tempo holds 106.5 bars of 4/4.
- Going from 142 to 143 BPM shortens each beat by 2.955 ms, about 0.7% of the beat.
- An LFO synced to quarter notes runs at about 2.367 Hz; synced to whole bars of 4/4 it runs at about 0.5917 Hz.
Delay times at 142 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) | 1,690.14 ms | 2,535.21 ms | 1,126.76 ms |
| Half note (1/2) | 845.07 ms | 1,267.61 ms | 563.38 ms |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 422.54 ms | 633.8 ms | 281.69 ms |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 211.27 ms | 316.9 ms | 140.85 ms |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 105.63 ms | 158.45 ms | 70.42 ms |
| 1/32 note | 52.82 ms | 79.23 ms | 35.21 ms |
| 1/64 note | 26.41 ms | 39.61 ms | 17.61 ms |
142 BPM in Hz for LFOs
The rate that repeats once per note, for an LFO, tremolo or auto pan synced to 142 BPM. Rounded to 3 decimals.
| Note | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 0.592 Hz | 0.394 Hz | 0.888 Hz |
| Half note (1/2) | 1.183 Hz | 0.789 Hz | 1.775 Hz |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 2.367 Hz | 1.578 Hz | 3.55 Hz |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 4.733 Hz | 3.156 Hz | 7.1 Hz |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 9.467 Hz | 6.311 Hz | 14.2 Hz |
| 1/32 note | 18.933 Hz | 12.622 Hz | 28.4 Hz |
| 1/64 note | 37.867 Hz | 25.244 Hz | 56.8 Hz |
Bar lengths at 142 BPM
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.69 s |
| 2 bars of 4/4 | 3.38 s |
| 4 bars of 4/4 | 6.761 s |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 13.521 s |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 27.042 s |
| 32 bars of 4/4 | 54.085 s |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.268 s |
| 1 bar of 6/8 | 1.268 s |
| 1 bar of 7/8 | 1.479 s |
| 1 bar of 5/4 | 2.113 s |
Samples per beat at 142 BPM
| Rate | Per beat | Per 4/4 bar |
|---|---|---|
| 44.1 kHz | 18,633.803 | 74,535.211 |
| 48 kHz | 20,281.69 | 81,126.761 |
| 96 kHz | 40,563.38 | 162,253.521 |
Sample rate times 60, divided by 142.
What music is 142 BPM?
Fast (140 to 159 BPM). This is a fast tempo. Some styles in this range are felt at half time, with the snare on beat 3 instead of 2 and 4, which makes a fast grid feel heavy and slow.
Typical tempo ranges that include 142 BPM: Techno, Trap (often felt at half time), Dubstep (felt at half time).
Half time: 71 BPM, in the typical range of Ballads, Reggae, R&B, Downtempo and trip hop, Lofi hip hop. Double time: 284 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 142 BPM may be counted as 71 or 284 in a DAW or DJ software. Ranges are typical only; plenty of songs sit outside them.
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Questions about 142 BPM
How many milliseconds is a beat at 142 BPM?
A quarter note beat at 142 BPM lasts about 422.54 ms, which is 60,000 divided by 142. An eighth note is about 211.27 ms and a sixteenth note is about 105.63 ms.
What delay time should I use at 142 BPM?
For a quarter note echo set about 422.54 ms, for a dotted eighth set about 316.9 ms and for an eighth note triplet set about 140.85 ms. If your delay has a tempo sync mode, picking the note value there gives the same timing.
How long is one bar at 142 BPM?
One bar of 4/4 at 142 BPM lasts about 1.69 seconds, so 8 bars take about 13.521 seconds and 16 bars take about 27.042 seconds. A bar of 3/4 lasts about 1.268 seconds.
Is 142 BPM fast or slow?
Fast (140 to 159 BPM). Typical ranges that include 142 BPM: Techno, Trap, Dubstep. Half time is 71 BPM and double time is 284 BPM.