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BPM to Milliseconds Converter

Professional Timing Calculator for Music Producers & DJs

Instant, accurate delay times and LFO rates for your DAW

Instant Conversion
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Quick Converter

Common BPM Values by Genre

Professional Tips for Music Production

Delay & Reverb Timing

  • Quarter notes (1/4): Spacious, rhythmic delays
  • Eighth notes (1/8): Tight, percussive echoes
  • Dotted notes: Add swing and groove feel
  • Sixteenth notes (1/16): Fast texture delays

LFO & Modulation Rates

  • Whole notes: Slow, evolving filter sweeps
  • Half notes: Moderate tremolo effects
  • Quarter notes: Rhythmic auto-pan
  • Triplets: Complex polyrhythmic modulation

How BPM to Milliseconds Conversion Works

The Formula

BPM → Milliseconds:
ms = 60,000 ÷ BPM
Milliseconds → BPM:
BPM = 60,000 ÷ ms

Common Applications

  • • Setting delay times in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio
  • • Syncing LFO rates to song tempo
  • • Programming step sequencers and drum machines
  • • Timing modular synthesizer sequences
  • • Setting up tempo-synced lighting systems