Most musicians are used to representing tempo as beats per minute, or BPM. This means that if your beat is a quarter note—as in 4/4 or 3/4—a tempo of 60 BPM means there are 60 quarter notes per minute, or one quarter note every second.
- How long is a quarter note at 100 BPM?
- What is quarter note 120 BPM?
- How long is a whole note at 120 BPM?
How long is a quarter note at 100 BPM?
If quarter = 100, the milliseconds in each quarter note is 60,000 / 100, or 600 milliseconds.
What is quarter note 120 BPM?
This means the metronome should be set to 120 beats, and each of those ticks equals 1 half note. So if you're playing a bunch of quarter notes, you'll be able to fit two quarter notes inside of each half beat.
How long is a whole note at 120 BPM?
If the tempo is 120 BPM, and the quarter note gets the beat, then each quarter note is . 5 seconds long and each whole note is 2 seconds long.