Delay time·150 BPM · dotted quarter
150 BPM · dotted quarter
600
ms
Frequency 1.667 Hz

150 BPM dotted quarter — 600 ms

At 150 BPM a dotted quarter lasts 600 ms. One beat is 400 ms and a bar is 1600 ms.

Tempo
150 BPM
Note
dotted quarter
Length
600 ms
Frequency
1.667 Hz
One beat
400 ms
One bar
1600 ms
Per bar
2.667

Reverb and LFO use the same number

Set a reverb’s pre-delay and decay to these figures and the tail lands on the beat. LFOs are often dialled in hertz rather than milliseconds, so the table also gives 1,000 divided by the length — that is the rate to use for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to eighth notes.

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Same tempo, other notes

Same note, other tempos

Worth knowing

  • One beat is 60,000 divided by the tempo; every other note is a multiple of it.
  • A dot adds half the value back; a triplet is two thirds.
  • LFOs are often set in hertz rather than milliseconds, so that figure is here too.
  • The bar figures assume a 4/4 time signature.

Common questions

Q. How many milliseconds is a dotted quarter at 150 BPM?

600 ms. One beat is 400 ms, and this length is a multiple of it.

Q. What rate do I give an LFO?

1.667 Hz — that is 1,000 divided by 600, the rate for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to this note.

Q. How many fit in a bar?

2.667, because a bar runs 1600 ms in 4/4.

Q. What is one step shorter?

A quarter note, which tightens the pattern.