Note Duration Calculator

See the millisecond value of every standard note duration at any BPM.

BPM

Note durations

Whole2000 ms · 0.5 Hz

Half1000 ms · 1 Hz

Quarter500 ms · 2 Hz

Eighth250 ms · 4 Hz

Sixteenth125 ms · 8 Hz

Thirty-second62.5 ms · 16 Hz

Sixty-fourth31.25 ms · 32 Hz

About this tool

Type a BPM to see the ms and Hz frequency for whole notes down to 1/64, including dotted and triplet variants. The r/drumkits and r/WeAreTheMusicMakers sample-length question.

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