The table below shows a tempo of sixty beats per minute converted to milliseconds:
| Musical note name | Duration in milliseconds |
|---|---|
| octuple note (8) | 32000 |
| quadruple note (4) | 16000 |
| breve (2) | 8000 |
| semibreve (1) | 4000 |
| minim (½) | 2000 |
| crochet (¼) | 1000 |
| quaver (⅛) | 500 |
| semiquaver (¹⁄₁₆) | 250 |
| demisemiquaver (¹⁄₃₂) | 125 |
| hemidemisemiquaver (¹⁄₆₄) | 62.5 |
| semihemidemisemiquaver (¹⁄₁₂₈) | 31.5 |
| demisemihemidemisemiquaver (¹⁄₂₅₆) | 15.625 |
