128 BPM — Tempo Information

Everything about a song at 128 beats per minute.

128

BPM

Allegro

469 ms per beat · 2.13 beats per second

What does 128 BPM mean?

A song at 128 BPM has 128 beats every minute. Each beat lasts approximately 468.75 milliseconds (2.13 beats per second). On the Italian tempo marking scale this falls under Allegro (120-156 BPM).

128 BPM is the dominant tempo in dance-pop and progressive house. Many Billboard dance hits and festival main-stage tracks anchor here.

128 BPM in different formats

BPM (beats per minute)	128
BPS (beats per second)	2.13
Milliseconds per beat (quarter note)	468.75 ms
Milliseconds per half note	938 ms
Milliseconds per 8th note	234.50 ms
Milliseconds per 16th note	117.25 ms
Hertz (1/4 note rate)	2.133 Hz
Tempo marking	Allegro

Related tempos

Half-time feel: 64 BPM — common in trap, dubstep, and modern hip-hop production.
Slower neighbour: 127 BPM
Faster neighbour: 130 BPM

Genres that include 128 BPM

The following genres typically include tracks at 128 BPM within their tempo range.

House 120 - 130 BPM Techno 125 - 150 BPM Trance 128 - 145 BPM Pop 100 - 130 BPM Rock 110 - 140 BPM Metal 100 - 160 BPM Jazz 80 - 160 BPM Funk 100 - 130 BPM Disco 110 - 130 BPM Classical 40 - 200 BPM Latin 90 - 130 BPM

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