120 BPM in milliseconds
One beat at 120 BPM is 500.00 ms (60,000 ÷ 120). Below are the delay times for every note value, reverb settings that fit the groove and loop lengths in samples.
Delay times at 120 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 — Whole note | 2000.0 | 3000.0 | 1333.3 | 0.50 |
| 1/2 — Half note | 1000.0 | 1500.0 | 666.7 | 1.00 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 500.0 | 750.0 | 333.3 | 2.00 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 250.0 | 375.0 | 166.7 | 4.00 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 125.0 | 187.5 | 83.3 | 8.00 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 62.5 | 93.8 | 41.7 | 16.00 |
| 1/64 — Sixty-fourth note | 31.3 | 46.9 | 20.8 | 32.00 |
Reverb pre-delay and decay
A 1/64-note pre-delay keeps the dry attack clear; decay times are set so pre-delay plus tail equals a musical length.
| Setting | Time |
|---|---|
| Pre-delay (1/64 note) | 31.3 ms |
| Short decay (half bar) | 0.97 s |
| Medium decay (1 bar) | 1.97 s |
| Long decay (2 bars) | 3.97 s |
Bars, phrases and samples
| Length | Seconds | Samples at 44.1 kHz | Samples at 48 kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 beat | 0.50 | 22,050 | 24,000 |
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.00 | 88,200 | 96,000 |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.50 | 66,150 | 72,000 |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 16.00 | 705,600 | 768,000 |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 32.00 | 1,411,200 | 1,536,000 |
Where 120 BPM shows up
120 BPM is in the typical range of house, deep house, pop, disco. The same delay settings work at 60 and 240 BPM by moving one note value: a quarter note here is an eighth at 240 BPM.
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Not sure your track is exactly 120? Check it with the BPM detector — it reports tempos to a tenth of a BPM.