20–400 BPM, any time signature, five accent levels, subdivisions, swing, count-in, speed and gap trainers.
130 BPM means 130 beats every minute: one beat every 0.46 seconds (462 ms), or 2.17 beats a second. In classical terms it is Allegro, fast and bright (120–155 BPM).
You often hear tempos around 130 BPM in upbeat pop and rock. The metronome above is already set to 130 BPM in 4/4: press Start, and change the time signature, accents, subdivisions or sound if your song needs it.
| Note | Length | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| Whole note (one bar of 4/4) | 1846 ms | 32.5 |
| Half note | 923 ms | 65 |
| Dotted quarter | 692 ms | 86.67 |
| Quarter note (one beat) | 462 ms | 130 |
| Dotted eighth | 346 ms | 173.33 |
| Eighth note | 231 ms | 260 |
| Eighth-note triplet | 154 ms | 390 |
| Sixteenth note | 115 ms | 520 |
Set a delay pedal to 346 ms for the popular dotted-eighth echo, or 462 ms for a quarter-note echo, and it sits in time at 130 BPM.
130 BPM is fast. Rather than starting here, use the speed trainer: begin around 98 BPM (three quarters of the target) and add 4 BPM every 4 bars until you reach 130. Sixteenth notes at this tempo are 8.67 notes a second.
One beat every 0.46 seconds (462 ms), 2.17 beats a second. Its Italian tempo marking is Allegro, fast and bright.
Tempos around 130 BPM are common in upbeat pop and rock.
In 4/4 a bar has four beats, so it lasts 1.85 seconds. In 3/4 it lasts 1.38 seconds.
It is a performance tempo for most players. Work up to it with the speed trainer, starting around 98 BPM.