Music Lab
Song bars & duration calculator
Convert tempo and bar count into a section duration.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
Understand the result
How to use it
Enter BPM, beats per bar and bars. Duration = bars × beats × 60 ÷ BPM.
Worked example
64 bars with 4 beats at 120 BPM contain 256 beats and last 128 seconds: 2:08.
Assumptions and common mistakes
Assumes constant tempo and beat unit. Handle tempo or meter changes, pickups and fermatas separately.
Put it to the test — listen to the latest Del Glorio releases.