Delay time·80 BPM · sixteenth triplet
80 BPM · sixteenth triplet
125
ms
Frequency 8 Hz

80 BPM sixteenth triplet — 125 ms

At 80 BPM a sixteenth triplet lasts 125 ms. One beat is 750 ms and a bar is 3000 ms.

Tempo
80 BPM
Note
sixteenth triplet
Length
125 ms
Frequency
8 Hz
One beat
750 ms
One bar
3000 ms
Per bar
24

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 triplet at 80 BPM?

125 ms. One beat is 750 ms, and this length is a multiple of it.

Q. What rate do I give an LFO?

8 Hz — that is 1,000 divided by 125, the rate for a tremolo or auto-pan locked to this note.

Q. How many fit in a bar?

24, because a bar runs 3000 ms in 4/4.

Q. What is one step shorter?

A thirty-second note, which tightens the pattern.