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How do you calculate delay?

June 23, 2021 by Rhyley Bryan

How do you calculate delay?

Let us start with the simple maths calculation.

Divide the BPM of your mix by 60.
Halve the 1/4 note value (or divide by 2) and you get the 1/8 value.
Halve the 1/8 note value (or divide by 2) and you end up with the 1/16 value.
To calculate Dotted Value multiply the calculated delay value by 1.5.

How many MS is a 1/8 delay?

Delay lengths for different note values in reference to your BPM

Note Value	Notes	Triplets
1/8	250 ms / 4 Hz	166.67 ms / 6 Hz
1/16	125 ms / 8 Hz	83.33 ms / 12 Hz
1/32	62.5 ms / 16 Hz	41.67 ms / 24 Hz
1/64	31.25 ms / 32 Hz	20.83 ms / 48 Hz

How many MS is 120 BPM?

Convert BPM to Milliseconds (ms)

BPM/Tempo	1/4	1/128
120	500 ms	16 ms

How do you calculate pre-delay on reverb?

Reverb Times:

To calculate a tempo matched reverb time:
Example: 120 bpm, 1 bar = 2000 ms, 1/64 pre-delay = 31.25 ms.
Reverb Settings: Pre-delay = 31.25 ms, decay time = 1968.75 ms (2000-31.25)
Get Creative.
Using very large decay times and short pre-delays can create cathedral like spaces:

What is delay time?

delay time A time gap between the shot-instant and the start of recording by a seismograph to avoid long, blank sections on a record. It is also used in time-domain induced polarization surveying to allow for the dissipation of transient voltages which have no direct relation to the overvoltage.

How is vocal delay calculated?

60,000 divided by BPM (Beats Per Minute) = delay or reverb time (quarter notes). You can then use this result, it’s fractions, and/or multiples in your reverb and delay times. *note – multiply by 1.5 for dotted values and . 667 for triplets.

What songs are 120 beats per minute?

How do you convert BPM?

If the tempo you want to convert is over 140 bpm, simply halve your target tempo, then halve the ms time shown for that tempo. Eg: to work out an eighth note at 160 bpm, you would look at the 80 bpm row – which shows 375 ms for an eighth note, then halve that. 375 ms / 2 = 188 ms.

How do you set a pre delay?

A good guideline for setting pre-delay times is to match them to the size of the space you are setting up. Think 0–10 ms for smaller size spaces like an average-sized bedroom, 10–20 ms for medium-sized spaces, and over 20 ms for larger spaces like halls and churches.

How do you use pre delay?

What a pre delay does is control the amount of time between when you hear the original signal end and reverb begin. If you set your pre delay to 0, then there will be no distinct separation between the original signal and the audible reverb. The best example in my opinion is using it on a vocal track.

What is the use of time delay?

Time-delay, or time-release relays, allow necessary actions to happen at specific times in an electrical apparatus because they, in essence, act as a timer. The purpose of time-delay relays is to start or stop currents from moving in coils and armatures, the moving parts of electrical mechanisms.

How to calculate the delay of a song?

Don’t worry about the theory though, just use the delay time calculator below! Enter the bpm of the song you’re working on and this calculator will give you the length in milliseconds for several note values. Main use: to set your delays, pre-delays and reverbs etc.

How is the delay calculated in the delay calculator?

The delay calculator uses 60,000 divided by BPM to calculate delay times. Delay calculator can be used to create an echo with the delay. Use the delay calculator to make a subtle delay mixed just under a reverb (using a delay calculator derived time).

How to calculate reverb and delay times in music?

How to calculate the delay time between two beats?

Therefore, the time between two beats is 60/100 = 0.6 seconds. Multiplied by 1000 you get 600 ms (milliseconds) per beat. Surprise, you already calculated the delay time for a quarter note. If you want to calculate the delay time for an eighth note, just divide the 600 ms by 2 = 300 ms. It is as simple as that. And now, the same in form of a list: