180 BPM to MS – Delay Times for 180 BPM

Tempo (BPM)

Quarter note (one beat)333.33 ms

Beat frequency: 3 Hz
One bar of 4/4: 1.333 s

Note	Straight	Dotted	Triplet
Whole note (1/1)	1,333.33 ms	2,000 ms	888.89 ms
Half note (1/2)	666.67 ms	1,000 ms	444.44 ms
Quarter note (1/4)	333.33 ms	500 ms	222.22 ms
Eighth note (1/8)	166.67 ms	250 ms	111.11 ms
Sixteenth note (1/16)	83.33 ms	125 ms	55.56 ms
Thirty-second (1/32)	41.67 ms	62.5 ms	27.78 ms

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

180 BPM = 333.33 ms per beat

At 180 beats per minute, a quarter note lasts 333.33 ms and an eighth note 166.67 ms.

Step by step

Quarter note = 60,000 ÷ 180 = 333.333 ms.
Eighth = half of that: 166.667 ms; dotted eighth = × 0.75 of a quarter: 250 ms.
Triplet eighth = quarter × ⅓: 111.111 ms.

180 BPM is fast — drum and bass sits around 170–175 BPM. A 3-minute song at 180 BPM has about 540 beats (135 bars of 4/4).

Details

Quarter note: 333.33 ms
Eighth note: 166.67 ms
Dotted eighth: 250 ms
Sixteenth note: 83.33 ms
One bar (4/4): 1.333 s
Beat frequency: 3 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 180 BPM?

333.33 ms.

What is a dotted eighth delay at 180 BPM?

250 ms.

How long is one bar at 180 BPM?

1.333 seconds in 4/4 time.

What genres use 180 BPM?

Techno, trance, dubstep and drum and bass.