Delay time·75 BPM · sixteenth note
75 BPM · sixteenth note
200
ms
Frequency 5 Hz

75 BPM sixteenth note — 200 ms

At 75 BPM a sixteenth note lasts 200 ms. One beat is 800 ms and a bar is 3200 ms.

Tempo
75 BPM
Note
sixteenth note
Length
200 ms
Frequency
5 Hz
One beat
800 ms
One bar
3200 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 75 BPM?

200 ms. One beat is 800 ms, and this length is a multiple of it.

Q. What rate do I give an LFO?

5 Hz — that is 1,000 divided by 200, the rate for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to this note.

Q. How many fit in a bar?

16, because a bar runs 3200 ms in 4/4.

Q. What is one step shorter?

A sixteenth triplet, which tightens the pattern.