130 BPM to Milliseconds
Note lengths and delay times at 130 BPM — the tempo of big room and electro 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 130 BPM
One beat (a quarter note) = 461.54 ms. Values are exact for a straight 130 BPM grid.
| Note value | Straight | Dotted | Triplet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole note (1/1) | 1846.15 | 2769.23 | 1230.77 |
| Half note (1/2) | 923.08 | 1384.62 | 615.38 |
| Quarter note (1/4) | 461.54 | 692.31 | 307.69 |
| Eighth note (1/8) | 230.77 | 346.15 | 153.85 |
| Sixteenth note (1/16) | 115.38 | 173.08 | 76.92 |
| 32nd note (1/32) | 57.69 | 86.54 | 38.46 |
| One bar (4/4) | 1846.15 | 2769.23 | 1230.77 |
Set your delay and reverb to 130 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 130 BPM:
- Dotted eighth (346.15 ms) — the classic choice; falls between beats and fills gaps without clutter.
- Eighth (230.77 ms) — tighter, doubles the repeat density.
- Quarter (461.54 ms) — clear repeats sitting on every beat.
- Bar (1846.15 ms, 4/4) — a slow, spacious echo.
How 130 BPM compares to nearby tempos
Frequently asked questions
- How do you convert 130 BPM to milliseconds?
- One beat lasts 60,000 ÷ 130 ≈ 461.54 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 130 BPM?
- At 130 BPM a quarter note — one beat — is 461.54 ms. That is the anchor for every delay, reverb pre-delay and sequencer step at this tempo.
- What delay time matches 130 BPM?
- The classic choice is a dotted eighth note, which lands between beats and fills the gaps without cluttering the groove. At 130 BPM an eighth note is 230.77 ms, so a dotted eighth is 346.15 ms. A straight eighth (230.77 ms) doubles the repeat density; a quarter note (461.54 ms) sits on every beat.
- How long is one bar at 130 BPM in 4/4?
- A bar of 4/4 holds four beats, so at 130 BPM it lasts about 1846.15 ms. For other time signatures multiply the quarter-note length by the number of beats per bar.
Last updated: 2026-09-01