How many milliseconds is a quarter note at 120 BPM?

500 ms. An eighth note is 250 ms, a dotted eighth is 375 ms, and an eighth-note triplet is about 166.67 ms.

Should delay time be straight, dotted, or triplet?

Straight values reinforce the grid, dotted values create a rolling syncopation, and triplets add a three-part pulse. Choose the rhythm that leaves space around the source.

Tempo sync

Put time-based effects on the beat.

Choose a tempo, note value, and feel. Get the exact delay, reverb pre-delay, or modulation time in milliseconds.

Synced time

375MS

120 BPM1/8 · Dotted0.375 S2.667 HZ

Tempo (BPM)

BPM

Quick tempos

Note value

Feel

Note value	Straight	Dotted	Triplet
1/1	2,000 ms	3,000 ms	1,333.33 ms
1/2	1,000 ms	1,500 ms	666.67 ms
1/4	500 ms	750 ms	333.33 ms
1/8	250 ms	375 ms	166.67 ms
1/16	125 ms	187.5 ms	83.33 ms
1/32	62.5 ms	93.75 ms	41.67 ms

What this calculator is for

Use the result for delay time, reverb pre-delay, tremolo, chorus, phaser, flanger, or any plug-in that accepts milliseconds instead of note values.

How the timing is calculated

A quarter note lasts 60,000 ÷ BPM milliseconds. Other note values scale from that; dotted notes multiply by 1.5 and triplets by two thirds.

BPM-to-ms questions

How many milliseconds is a quarter note at 120 BPM?: 500 ms. An eighth note is 250 ms, a dotted eighth is 375 ms, and an eighth-note triplet is about 166.67 ms.
Should delay time be straight, dotted, or triplet?: Straight values reinforce the grid, dotted values create a rolling syncopation, and triplets add a three-part pulse. Choose the rhythm that leaves space around the source.

Every note value at this tempoCompare straight, dotted, and triplet timings without changing the controls.

What this calculator is for

How the timing is calculated

BPM-to-ms questions