Delay time calculator

Convert a tempo into straight, dotted and triplet note lengths for a delay or modulation effect.

Quarter noteEnter values to calculate
DivisionStraightDottedTriplet
Whole———
Half———
Quarter———
Eighth———
Sixteenth———
Thirty-second———

One beat sets the grid

A quarter-note beat lasts 60,000 divided by BPM milliseconds. Other note values are multiples of that beat; dotted notes are 1.5 times the straight value and triplets are two-thirds.

What to enter in a plug-in

Use the row and feel you want, then round only as much as the device requires. The table describes timing; it does not claim one division will fit every arrangement.

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