70 BPM whole note — 3428.57 ms

At 70 BPM a whole note lasts 3428.57 ms. One beat is 857.14 ms and a bar is 3428.57 ms.

Tempo: 70 BPM
Note: whole note
Length: 3428.57 ms
Frequency: 0.292 Hz
One beat: 857.14 ms
One bar: 3428.57 ms
Per bar: 1

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

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 whole note at 70 BPM?

3428.57 ms. One beat is 857.14 ms, and this length is a multiple of it.

Q. What rate do I give an LFO?

0.292 Hz — that is 1,000 divided by 3428.57, the rate for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to this note.

Q. How many fit in a bar?

1, because a bar runs 3428.57 ms in 4/4.

Q. What is one step shorter?

A dotted half, which tightens the pattern.

70 BPM whole note — 3428.57 ms

Reverb and LFO use the same number

Nearby cells

Same tempo, other notes

Same note, other tempos

Worth knowing

Common questions