124 BPM to Milliseconds
Note lengths and delay times at 124 BPM — the tempo of house and deep house. Use the table below to set delay repeats, reverb pre-delay, LFO rates and sequencer steps that lock to the groove.
Note lengths at 124 BPM
One beat (a quarter note) = 483.87 ms. Values are exact for a straight 124 BPM grid.
| Note value | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 1935.48 | 2903.23 | 1290.32 |
| Half note (1/2) | 967.74 | 1451.61 | 645.16 |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 483.87 | 725.81 | 322.58 |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 241.94 | 362.90 | 161.29 |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 120.97 | 181.45 | 80.65 |
| 32nd note (1/32) | 60.48 | 90.73 | 40.32 |
| One bar (4/4) | 1935.48 | 2903.23 | 1290.32 |
Set your delay and reverb to 124 BPM
The most common reason to need these numbers is a tempo-locked delay. A delay set to an exact note value stays glued to the rhythm; a delay set to an arbitrary number slowly drifts out of time. At 124 BPM:
- Dotted eighth (362.90 ms) — the classic choice; falls between beats and fills gaps without clutter.
- Eighth (241.94 ms) — tighter, doubles the repeat density.
- Quarter (483.87 ms) — clear repeats sitting on every beat.
- Bar (1935.48 ms, 4/4) — a slow, spacious echo.
How 124 BPM compares to nearby tempos
Frequently asked questions
- How do you convert 124 BPM to milliseconds?
- One beat lasts 60,000 ÷ 124 ≈ 483.87 ms. Every other note value scales from that single number: a half note is twice the beat, an eighth note is half, a sixteenth is a quarter, and so on.
- What is one beat (a quarter note) in milliseconds at 124 BPM?
- At 124 BPM a quarter note — one beat — is 483.87 ms. That is the anchor for every delay, reverb pre-delay and sequencer step at this tempo.
- What delay time matches 124 BPM?
- The classic choice is a dotted eighth note, which lands between beats and fills the gaps without cluttering the groove. At 124 BPM an eighth note is 241.94 ms, so a dotted eighth is 362.90 ms. A straight eighth (241.94 ms) doubles the repeat density; a quarter note (483.87 ms) sits on every beat.
- How long is one bar at 124 BPM in 4/4?
- A bar of 4/4 holds four beats, so at 124 BPM it lasts about 1935.48 ms. For other time signatures multiply the quarter-note length by the number of beats per bar.
Last updated: 2026-09-01