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60 BPM to MS – Delay Times for 60 BPM

Quarter note (one beat)1,000 ms
Beat frequency
1 Hz
One bar of 4/4
4 s
NoteStraightDottedTriplet
Whole note (1/1)4,000 ms6,000 ms2,666.67 ms
Half note (1/2)2,000 ms3,000 ms1,333.33 ms
Quarter note (1/4)1,000 ms1,500 ms666.67 ms
Eighth note (1/8)500 ms750 ms333.33 ms
Sixteenth note (1/16)250 ms375 ms166.67 ms
Thirty-second (1/32)125 ms187.5 ms83.33 ms

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

60 BPM = 1,000 ms per beat

At 60 beats per minute, a quarter note lasts 1,000 ms and an eighth note 500 ms.

Step by step

  1. Quarter note = 60,000 ÷ 60 = 1,000 ms.
  2. Eighth = half of that: 500 ms; dotted eighth = × 0.75 of a quarter: 750 ms.
  3. Triplet eighth = quarter × ⅓: 333.333 ms.

60 BPM is a slow tempo, typical of ballads, hip-hop and downtempo music. A 3-minute song at 60 BPM has about 180 beats (45 bars of 4/4).

Details

Quarter note
1,000 ms
Eighth note
500 ms
Dotted eighth
750 ms
Sixteenth note
250 ms
One bar (4/4)
4 s
Beat frequency
1 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

TempoQuarter note
60 BPM1,000 ms
70 BPM857.1 ms
80 BPM750 ms
85 BPM705.9 ms
90 BPM666.7 ms
95 BPM631.6 ms
100 BPM600 ms
110 BPM545.5 ms
120 BPM500 ms

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Frequently asked questions

How many ms is one beat at 60 BPM?

1,000 ms.

What is a dotted eighth delay at 60 BPM?

750 ms.

How long is one bar at 60 BPM?

4 seconds in 4/4 time.

What genres use 60 BPM?

Hip-hop, R&B, pop ballads and rock.

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