170 BPM to MS – Delay Times for 170 BPM

Tempo (BPM)

Quarter note (one beat)352.94 ms

Beat frequency: 2.833 Hz
One bar of 4/4: 1.412 s

Note	Straight	Dotted	Triplet
Whole note (1/1)	1,411.76 ms	2,117.65 ms	941.18 ms
Half note (1/2)	705.88 ms	1,058.82 ms	470.59 ms
Quarter note (1/4)	352.94 ms	529.41 ms	235.29 ms
Eighth note (1/8)	176.47 ms	264.71 ms	117.65 ms
Sixteenth note (1/16)	88.24 ms	132.35 ms	58.82 ms
Thirty-second (1/32)	44.12 ms	66.18 ms	29.41 ms

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

170 BPM = 352.94 ms per beat

At 170 beats per minute, a quarter note lasts 352.94 ms and an eighth note 176.47 ms.

Step by step

Quarter note = 60,000 ÷ 170 = 352.941 ms.
Eighth = half of that: 176.471 ms; dotted eighth = × 0.75 of a quarter: 264.706 ms.
Triplet eighth = quarter × ⅓: 117.647 ms.

170 BPM is fast — drum and bass sits around 170–175 BPM. A 3-minute song at 170 BPM has about 510 beats (128 bars of 4/4).

Details

Quarter note: 352.94 ms
Eighth note: 176.47 ms
Dotted eighth: 264.71 ms
Sixteenth note: 88.24 ms
One bar (4/4): 1.412 s
Beat frequency: 2.833 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
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
190 BPM	315.8 ms

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Frequently asked questions

How many ms is one beat at 170 BPM?

352.94 ms.

What is a dotted eighth delay at 170 BPM?

264.71 ms.

How long is one bar at 170 BPM?

1.412 seconds in 4/4 time.

What genres use 170 BPM?

Techno, trance, dubstep and drum and bass.