Convert a tempo (BPM) into delay times in ms and frequencies in Hz for every note value — whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, thirty-second, sixty-fourth — with dotted and triplet variations. Click any row to copy the delay time to your clipboard.
Tempo
BPM
Delay Times
Note
Straight
Dotted (×1.5)
Triplet (×2/3)
Hz
Tip: A dotted eighth (1/8.) is the classic guitar/U2 delay; a quarter triplet (1/4T) gives you syncopated feel.
Pre-delay on a reverb commonly sits at 1/16 or 1/32. Click any cell to copy its ms value.