Delay time·160 BPM · sixteenth note
160 BPM · sixteenth note
93.75
ms
Frequency 10.667 Hz

160 BPM sixteenth note — 93.75 ms

At 160 BPM a sixteenth note lasts 93.75 ms. One beat is 375 ms and a bar is 1500 ms.

Tempo
160 BPM
Note
sixteenth note
Length
93.75 ms
Frequency
10.667 Hz
One beat
375 ms
One bar
1500 ms
Per bar
16

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 sixteenth note at 160 BPM?

93.75 ms. One beat is 375 ms, and this length is a multiple of it.

Q. What rate do I give an LFO?

10.667 Hz — that is 1,000 divided by 93.75, the rate for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to this note.

Q. How many fit in a bar?

16, because a bar runs 1500 ms in 4/4.

Q. What is one step shorter?

A sixteenth triplet, which tightens the pattern.