150 BPM to MS – Delay Times for 150 BPM

Tempo (BPM)

Quarter note (one beat)400 ms

Beat frequency: 2.5 Hz
One bar of 4/4: 1.6 s

Note	Straight	Dotted	Triplet
Whole note (1/1)	1,600 ms	2,400 ms	1,066.67 ms
Half note (1/2)	800 ms	1,200 ms	533.33 ms
Quarter note (1/4)	400 ms	600 ms	266.67 ms
Eighth note (1/8)	200 ms	300 ms	133.33 ms
Sixteenth note (1/16)	100 ms	150 ms	66.67 ms
Thirty-second (1/32)	50 ms	75 ms	33.33 ms

Delay time = 60,000 ÷ BPM for a quarter note. Use these values to sync delay and reverb pre-delay to the tempo.

150 BPM = 400 ms per beat

At 150 beats per minute, a quarter note lasts 400 ms and an eighth note 200 ms.

Step by step

Quarter note = 60,000 ÷ 150 = 400 ms.
Eighth = half of that: 200 ms; dotted eighth = × 0.75 of a quarter: 300 ms.
Triplet eighth = quarter × ⅓: 133.333 ms.

150 BPM is energetic, typical of techno, trance and dubstep (often 140). A 3-minute song at 150 BPM has about 450 beats (113 bars of 4/4).

Details

Quarter note: 400 ms
Eighth note: 200 ms
Dotted eighth: 300 ms
Sixteenth note: 100 ms
One bar (4/4): 1.6 s
Beat frequency: 2.5 Hz

How it works

Tempo in beats per minute converts to time per beat with 60,000 ÷ BPM milliseconds. Producers use these values to set delay, reverb pre-delay and compressor release times so effects pulse in time with the music. Dotted notes last 1.5 times as long as the plain note, triplets two-thirds as long.

Nearby values

Tempo	Quarter note
120 BPM	500 ms
128 BPM	468.8 ms
130 BPM	461.5 ms
140 BPM	428.6 ms
150 BPM	400 ms
160 BPM	375 ms
170 BPM	352.9 ms
174 BPM	344.8 ms
180 BPM	333.3 ms

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Frequently asked questions

How many ms is one beat at 150 BPM?

400 ms.

What is a dotted eighth delay at 150 BPM?

300 ms.

How long is one bar at 150 BPM?

1.6 seconds in 4/4 time.

What genres use 150 BPM?

Techno, trance, dubstep and drum and bass.