Live tool/tool/bpm-delay-time-calculator
BPM Delay Time Calculator
Convert tempo into practical delay times for common note divisions, dotted values, and triplets.
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Assumption
Quarter-note delay in milliseconds is 60,000 divided by BPM; dotted values multiply by 1.5 and triplets by 2/3.
Quarter-note delay
500 ms
Dotted 8th
375 ms
Beat frequency
2 Hz
Delay times
Common sync targets for delays, reverbs, and modulation.
Whole: 2,000 ms
Half: 1,000 ms
Quarter: 500 ms
8th: 250 ms
16th: 125 ms
Dotted 8th: 375 ms
8th triplet: 166.67 ms