160 BPM to MS: Delay Time Chart

Every delay time, LFO rate and reverb pre-delay at 160 BPM, the tempo of footwork, juke, jungle and punk, straight, dotted and triplet.

Updated October 13, 2026 · By Niraj Kumar

Tempo

BPM

↑ ↓ nudge by 1, with Shift by 0.1. One beat = 375 ms.

Delay times · click to copy

Note	Straight	Dotted	Triplet
2 bars
1/1 (bar)
1/2
1/4
1/8
1/16
1/32
1/64

Reverb pre-delay & decay

Hall1/64 + tail to 2 bars

Pre-delay
Decay
Total

Large room1/128 + tail to 1 bar

Pre-delay
Decay
Total

Small room1/256 + tail to 1/2

Pre-delay
Decay
Total

Tight ambience1/512 + tail to 1/4

Pre-delay
Decay
Total

A starting point: shorten the decay until the tail stops masking the next phrase.

Bar & sample length

Time signature

Bars

Sample rate

Milliseconds

Seconds

Samples

Delay time → BPM

Delay time

Heard as

Feel

160 BPM

How long is a beat at 160 BPM?

At 160 BPM a quarter note lasts 375 ms (60,000 ÷ 160). An eighth is 187.5 ms, a dotted eighth 281.25 ms, a sixteenth 93.75 ms and a sixteenth triplet 62.5 ms. A one-beat LFO runs at 2.67 Hz, and one 4/4 bar lasts 1,500 ms.

quarter note (ms) = 60 000 ÷ BPM;  note = quarter × q;
dotted = note × 1.5;  triplet = note × 2/3;  rate (Hz) = 1000 ÷ ms;
bar = quarter × beats × 4 ÷ unit;  samples = seconds × sample rate

This page uses the same method as the BPM to MS Calculator, which explains each term and assumption in full.

Delay times and LFO rates at 160 BPM
Note	Straight (ms)	Dotted (ms)	Triplet (ms)	Straight (Hz)
2 bars	3,000	4,500	2,000	0.333
1/1 (bar)	1,500	2,250	1,000	0.667
1/2	750	1,125	500	1.33
1/4	375	562.5	250	2.67
1/8	187.5	281.25	125	5.33
1/16	93.75	140.63	62.5	10.7
1/32	46.88	70.31	31.25	21.3
1/64	23.44	35.16	15.63	42.7

Worked example

A footwork track at 160 BPM with triplet hi-hat rolls

1Quarter note: 60,000 ÷ 160 = 375 ms
2Eighth note: 375 ÷ 2 = 187.5 ms; dotted: 187.5 × 1.5 = 281.25 ms
3Sixteenth triplet: 93.75 × 2/3 = 62.5 ms
4LFO once per beat: 1000 ÷ 375 = 2.67 Hz
5Hall reverb: pre-delay 1/64 = 23.44 ms, decay 2,976.56 ms to end on 2 bars

At 160 BPM: 375 ms quarter, 281.25 ms dotted eighth, 62.5 ms sixteenth triplet, 2.67 Hz per beat.

Frequently asked questions

What is the dotted eighth delay time at 160 BPM?

281.25 ms. An eighth note at 160 BPM is 187.5 ms, and a dot adds half again: 187.5 × 1.5 = 281.25 ms. The dotted quarter is twice that, 562.5 ms, and the plain quarter 375 ms.

What music is made at 160 BPM?

Mostly footwork, juke, jungle and punk. 160 BPM is home to footwork and juke, and the half-time feel of 80 BPM. Its 375 ms beat matches the dotted eighth at 120 BPM, so a pedal set for one works for the other. Triplet patterns are central to footwork, so the triplet column matters most.

What is 160 BPM in half time and double time?

Half time is 80 BPM, with a 750 ms quarter note; double time is 320 BPM, with a 187.5 ms quarter note. A delay set to a quarter note at 160 BPM is a half note in double time and an eighth note in half time, so it stays in sync either way.