BPM DELAY CHART
By Bobby Owsinski
A Companion To
“The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook”
BPM
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71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
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95
96
97
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100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
1/4 Note
857.1
845.1
833.3
821.9
810.8
800.0
789.5
779.2
769.2
759.5
750.0
740.7
731.7
722.9
714.3
705.9
697.7
689.7
681.8
674.2
666.7
659.3
652.2
645.2
638.3
631.6
625.0
618.6
612.2
606.1
600.0
594.1
588.2
582.5
576.9
571.4
566.0
560.7
555.6
550.5
545.5
540.5
535.7
531.0
526.3
521.7
517.2
512.8
508.5
504.2
500.0
8th Note
428.6
422.5
416.7
411.0
405.4
400.0
394.7
389.6
384.6
379.7
375.0
370.4
365.9
361.4
357.1
352.9
348.8
344.8
340.9
337.1
333.3
329.7
326.1
322.6
319.1
315.8
312.5
309.3
306.1
303.0
300.0
297.0
294.1
291.3
288.5
285.7
283.0
280.4
277.8
275.2
272.7
270.3
267.9
265.5
263.2
260.9
258.6
256.4
254.2
252.1
250.0
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16th Note 32nd Note 1/4 Triplet 8th Triplet 16th Triplet Dotted 1/4 Dotted 8th Dotted 16th
214.3
107.1
571.7
285.9
142.9
1285.7
642.9
321.4
211.3
105.6
563.7
281.8
140.9
1267.6
633.8
316.9
208.3
104.2
555.8
277.9
139.0
1250.0
625.0
312.5
205.5
102.7
548.2
274.1
137.1
1232.9
616.4
308.2
202.7
101.4
540.8
270.4
135.2
1216.2
608.1
304.1
200.0
100.0
533.6
266.8
133.4
1200.0
600.0
300.0
197.4
98.7
526.6
263.3
131.6
1184.2
592.1
296.1
194.8
97.4
519.7
259.9
129.9
1168.8
584.4
292.2
192.3
96.2
513.1
256.5
128.3
1153.8
576.9
288.5
189.9
94.9
506.6
253.3
126.6
1139.2
569.6
284.8
187.5
93.8
500.3
250.1
125.1
1125.0
562.5
281.3
185.2
92.6
494.1
247.0
123.5
1111.1
555.6
277.8
182.9
91.5
488.0
244.0
122.0
1097.6
548.8
274.4
180.7
90.4
482.2
241.1
120.5
1084.3
542.2
271.1
178.6
89.3
476.4
238.2
119.1
1071.4
535.7
267.9
176.5
88.2
470.8
235.4
117.7
1058.8
529.4
264.7
174.4
87.2
465.3
232.7
116.3
1046.5
523.3
261.6
172.4
86.2
460.0
230.0
115.0
1034.5
517.2
258.6
170.5
85.2
454.8
227.4
113.7
1022.7
511.4
255.7
168.5
84.3
449.7
224.8
112.4
1011.2
505.6
252.8
166.7
83.3
444.7
222.3
111.2
1000.0
500.0
250.0
164.8
82.4
439.8
219.9
109.9
989.0
494.5
247.3
163.0
81.5
435.0
217.5
108.8
978.3
489.1
244.6
161.3
80.6
430.3
215.2
107.6
967.7
483.9
241.9
159.6
79.8
425.7
212.9
106.4
957.4
478.7
239.4
157.9
78.9
421.3
210.6
105.3
947.4
473.7
236.8
156.3
78.1
416.9
208.4
104.2
937.5
468.8
234.4
154.6
77.3
412.6
206.3
103.1
927.8
463.9
232.0
153.1
76.5
408.4
204.2
102.1
918.4
459.2
229.6
151.5
75.8
404.2
202.1
101.1
909.1
454.5
227.3
150.0
75.0
400.2
200.1
100.1
900.0
450.0
225.0
148.5
74.3
396.2
198.1
99.1
891.1
445.5
222.8
147.1
73.5
392.4
196.2
98.1
882.4
441.2
220.6
145.6
72.8
388.5
194.3
97.1
873.8
436.9
218.4
144.2
72.1
384.8
192.4
96.2
865.4
432.7
216.3
142.9
71.4
381.1
190.6
95.3
857.1
428.6
214.3
141.5
70.8
377.5
188.8
94.4
849.1
424.5
212.3
140.2
70.1
374.0
187.0
93.5
841.1
420.6
210.3
138.9
69.4
370.6
185.3
92.6
833.3
416.7
208.3
137.6
68.8
367.2
183.6
91.8
825.7
412.8
206.4
136.4
68.2
363.8
181.9
91.0
818.2
409.1
204.5
135.1
67.6
360.5
180.3
90.1
810.8
405.4
202.7
133.9
67.0
357.3
178.7
89.3
803.6
401.8
200.9
132.7
66.4
354.2
177.1
88.5
796.5
398.2
199.1
131.6
65.8
351.1
175.5
87.8
789.5
394.7
197.4
130.4
65.2
348.0
174.0
87.0
782.6
391.3
195.7
129.3
64.7
345.0
172.5
86.3
775.9
387.9
194.0
128.2
64.1
342.1
171.0
85.5
769.2
384.6
192.3
127.1
63.6
339.2
169.6
84.8
762.7
381.4
190.7
126.1
63.0
336.3
168.2
84.1
756.3
378.2
189.1
125.0
62.5
333.5
166.8
83.4
750.0
375.0
187.5
BPM DELAY CHART
By Bobby Owsinski
A Companion To
“The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook”
BPM
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122
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126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
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1/4 Note
495.9
491.8
487.8
483.9
480.0
476.2
472.4
468.8
465.1
461.5
458.0
454.5
451.1
447.8
444.4
441.2
438.0
434.8
431.7
428.6
425.5
422.5
419.6
416.7
413.8
411.0
408.2
405.4
402.7
400.0
397.4
394.7
392.2
389.6
387.1
384.6
382.2
379.7
377.4
375.0
8th Note
247.9
245.9
243.9
241.9
240.0
238.1
236.2
234.4
232.6
230.8
229.0
227.3
225.6
223.9
222.2
220.6
219.0
217.4
215.8
214.3
212.8
211.3
209.8
208.3
206.9
205.5
204.1
202.7
201.3
200.0
198.7
197.4
196.1
194.8
193.5
192.3
191.1
189.9
188.7
187.5
16th Note 32nd Note 1/4 Triplet 8th Triplet 16th Triplet Dotted 1/4 Dotted 8th Dotted 16th
124.0
62.0
330.7
165.4
82.7
743.8
371.9
186.0
123.0
61.5
328.0
164.0
82.0
737.7
368.9
184.4
122.0
61.0
325.4
162.7
81.3
731.7
365.9
182.9
121.0
60.5
322.7
161.4
80.7
725.8
362.9
181.5
120.0
60.0
320.2
160.1
80.0
720.0
360.0
180.0
119.0
59.5
317.6
158.8
79.4
714.3
357.1
178.6
118.1
59.1
315.1
157.6
78.8
708.7
354.3
177.2
117.2
58.6
312.7
156.3
78.2
703.1
351.6
175.8
116.3
58.1
310.2
155.1
77.6
697.7
348.8
174.4
115.4
57.7
307.8
153.9
77.0
692.3
346.2
173.1
114.5
57.3
305.5
152.7
76.4
687.0
343.5
171.8
113.6
56.8
303.2
151.6
75.8
681.8
340.9
170.5
112.8
56.4
300.9
150.5
75.2
676.7
338.3
169.2
111.9
56.0
298.7
149.3
74.7
671.6
335.8
167.9
111.1
55.6
296.4
148.2
74.1
666.7
333.3
166.7
110.3
55.1
294.3
147.1
73.6
661.8
330.9
165.4
109.5
54.7
292.1
146.1
73.0
656.9
328.5
164.2
108.7
54.3
290.0
145.0
72.5
652.2
326.1
163.0
107.9
54.0
287.9
144.0
72.0
647.5
323.7
161.9
107.1
53.6
285.9
142.9
71.5
642.9
321.4
160.7
106.4
53.2
283.8
141.9
71.0
638.3
319.1
159.6
105.6
52.8
281.8
140.9
70.5
633.8
316.9
158.5
104.9
52.4
279.9
139.9
70.0
629.4
314.7
157.3
104.2
52.1
277.9
139.0
69.5
625.0
312.5
156.3
103.4
51.7
276.0
138.0
69.0
620.7
310.3
155.2
102.7
51.4
274.1
137.1
68.5
616.4
308.2
154.1
102.0
51.0
272.2
136.1
68.1
612.2
306.1
153.1
101.4
50.7
270.4
135.2
67.6
608.1
304.1
152.0
100.7
50.3
268.6
134.3
67.1
604.0
302.0
151.0
100.0
50.0
266.8
133.4
66.7
600.0
300.0
150.0
99.3
49.7
265.0
132.5
66.3
596.0
298.0
149.0
98.7
49.3
263.3
131.6
65.8
592.1
296.1
148.0
98.0
49.0
261.6
130.8
65.4
588.2
294.1
147.1
97.4
48.7
259.9
129.9
65.0
584.4
292.2
146.1
96.8
48.4
258.2
129.1
64.5
580.6
290.3
145.2
96.2
48.1
256.5
128.3
64.1
576.9
288.5
144.2
95.5
47.8
254.9
127.5
63.7
573.2
286.6
143.3
94.9
47.5
253.3
126.6
63.3
569.6
284.8
142.4
94.3
47.2
251.7
125.8
62.9
566.0
283.0
141.5
93.8
46.9
250.1
125.1
62.5
562.5
281.3
140.6
CALCULATING THE DELAY TIME
Start a stopwatch when the song is playing and
•count
25 beats.
Stop the stopwatch on the 25 beat and multiply
•the
time by 41.81.
th
The result is the delay time in milliseconds
for a quarter note delay
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DELAY TIME FORMULA
60,000
Song Tempo (in beats per minute)
The result equals the delay time in milliseconds
for a quarter note delay
by 2 for lower note denominations
• Divide
by 1.5 for dotted values.
• Multiply
Multiply by 667 for triplet values.
•
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