128 BPM metronome.
The house standard: a beat every 0.47 seconds. Press play, or download a 128 BPM click to build a track against.
128BPM
Click track
A WAV at 128 BPM, starting on beat 1
Sampling something at this tempo? DOT records anything your Mac plays and tells you its BPM, key and chords.
About 32 beats every 15 seconds.
Where you hear 128.
128 BPM is the house-music standard and a favourite of DJs because it mixes easily with tracks on either side of it. EDM and techno sit here too.
One beat is 468.75 ms.
A 4/4 bar is 1.88 seconds. Every note value at 128 BPM, for delays, reverbs and anything that moves in time. Tap one to copy it.
Nearby tempos.
Don’t know the song’s tempo? Tap it with tap tempo, or drop the file into the BPM finder. Another tempo? Open the metronome. Drum patterns at this tempo: EDM, trance and hardstyle.
The tempo you want is in a song you’re playing.
DOT records anything your Mac plays and tells you its BPM, key and chords, so you can set the click to match.
DOT Audio Recorder
Free to try · $49 once · macOS 14.4 or later
Before you play.
Why is 128 BPM so common in house?
It is the tempo club music settled on for a steady, fast but danceable four-on-the-floor.
How long is one beat at 128 BPM?
About 469 milliseconds; a four-beat bar is roughly 1.9 seconds.
What is at 128 BPM?
House, EDM and much techno.
Can I use the click track in my DAW?
Yes: download the 128 BPM WAV, starting on beat one, match the project tempo to 128, and drop the clip at bar 1.
