Delay Time Calculator

Find note delay times in ms from BPM.

1/4 note (ms) 500

1/8 note (ms) 250

1/16 note (ms) 125

Dotted 1/8 (ms) 375

Formula: quarter note ms = 60000 ÷ BPM

Step-by-step with your numbers:

1. Values used:

2. Tempo = 120 BPM

4. 1/4 note = 500ms

5. 1/8 note = 250ms

6. 1/16 note = 125ms

7. Dotted 1/8 = 375ms

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Set delay and reverb times in sync with your track's tempo.

The math behind it

A quarter note lasts 60,000 ÷ BPM milliseconds; halve for eighths, quarter for sixteenths.

120 BPM → 500 ms quarter, 250 ms eighth.

Dotted note?

1.5× the base value (a dotted eighth is 75% of a quarter).