80 BPM to MS: Delay Time Chart

Every delay time, LFO rate and reverb pre-delay at 80 BPM, the tempo of lo-fi hip-hop, soul and slow rock, straight, dotted and triplet.

Updated October 13, 2026 · By Niraj Kumar

Tempo

BPM

↑ ↓ nudge by 1, with Shift by 0.1. One beat = 750 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

80 BPM

How long is a beat at 80 BPM?

At 80 BPM a quarter note lasts 750 ms (60,000 ÷ 80). An eighth is 375 ms, a dotted eighth 562.5 ms, a sixteenth 187.5 ms and a sixteenth triplet 125 ms. A one-beat LFO runs at 1.33 Hz, and one 4/4 bar lasts 3,000 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 80 BPM
Note	Straight (ms)	Dotted (ms)	Triplet (ms)	Straight (Hz)
2 bars	6,000	9,000	4,000	0.167
1/1 (bar)	3,000	4,500	2,000	0.333
1/2	1,500	2,250	1,000	0.667
1/4	750	1,125	500	1.33
1/8	375	562.5	250	2.67
1/16	187.5	281.25	125	5.33
1/32	93.75	140.63	62.5	10.7
1/64	46.88	70.31	31.25	21.3

Worked example

A lo-fi hip-hop beat at 80 BPM with a tape echo on the keys

1Quarter note: 60,000 ÷ 80 = 750 ms
2Eighth note: 750 ÷ 2 = 375 ms; dotted: 375 × 1.5 = 562.5 ms
3Sixteenth triplet: 187.5 × 2/3 = 125 ms
4LFO once per beat: 1000 ÷ 750 = 1.33 Hz
5Hall reverb: pre-delay 1/64 = 46.88 ms, decay 5,953.13 ms to end on 2 bars

At 80 BPM: 750 ms quarter, 562.5 ms dotted eighth, 125 ms sixteenth triplet, 1.33 Hz per beat.

Frequently asked questions

What is the dotted eighth delay time at 80 BPM?

562.5 ms. An eighth note at 80 BPM is 375 ms, and a dot adds half again: 375 × 1.5 = 562.5 ms. The dotted quarter is twice that, 1,125 ms, and the plain quarter 750 ms.

What music is made at 80 BPM?

Mostly lo-fi hip-hop, soul and slow rock. 80 BPM is a common lo-fi hip-hop and soul tempo. Its beat is 750 ms, long enough that a quarter-note delay reads as a distinct echo, so many producers use eighths or dotted eighths on keys and guitar instead and keep quarters for throws.

What is 80 BPM in half time and double time?

Half time is 40 BPM, with a 1,500 ms quarter note; double time is 160 BPM, with a 375 ms quarter note. A delay set to a quarter note at 80 BPM is a half note in double time and an eighth note in half time, so it stays in sync either way.