Duration Calculator

8 Bars at 120 BPM

Calculate the exact duration of 8 bars at 120 beats per minute.

8 bars × 4 beats × (60 ÷ 120) seconds per beat

16.000s

16.000 seconds

All Bar Lengths at 120 BPM

Quick reference for common section lengths

BarsDurationSeconds
1 bars2.000s2.00s
2 bars4.000s4.00s
4 bars8.000s8.00s
8 bars(current)16.000s16.00s
16 bars32.000s32.00s
32 bars1:04.00064.00s
64 bars2:08.000128.00s
128 bars4:16.000256.00s

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Other bar lengths at 120 BPM:

4 bars16 bars32 bars64 bars128 bars

More tools:

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About This Calculation

At 120 BPM with a 4/4 time signature, each beat lasts 0.5000 seconds. Since there are 4 beats per bar, each bar is 2.0000 seconds long.

Therefore, 8 bars = 8 × 2.0000 = 16.0000 seconds, or approximately 16.000s.

Common Uses for 8 Bars

  • Short transition or fill
  • Loop length for sampling and production
  • DJ mixing cue point reference