For repeats in eighth-notes, divide the quarter-note ms by 2, and for repeats in 16ths, divide the quarter-note ms by 4.

You can divide the quarter-note ms reading proportionately, as needed. To get smaller subdivisions of the quarter note, there are two approaches. If you're playing to a track that is 100 bpm, you'll need to set your delay at 600 ms to get quarter-note repeats. To convert bpm to ms, the formula is: 60,000/bpm = quarter-note msįor example, 60,000/100 bpm = 600 ms. The basis for the formulas is the number 60,000-the number of milliseconds in a minute. If you ever find yourself in need of a beat-matched delay but don't have this chart handy, you can use some basic formulas to convert the desired bpm into ms and set your delay accordingly. Studio guitarists used to carry conversion charts in their gigbags to make sure they could always lock in with tempos at a session, and we're including one for you below. However, while most musicians think of tempo in terms of bpm, most delay units represent delay time as milliseconds (ms). It can be hard to get a really accurate reading with this approach, but it will get you in the ballpark, if you're in a pinch. For example, you can count how many beats go by in 15 seconds and multiply that by 4 (15 x 4 = 60 seconds or one minute) or you can count how many beats go by in 10 seconds then multiply that by 6. A more efficient way is to find a smaller multiple of 60 and use that as the basis for your calculations. But figuring out a song's tempo by counting beats for 60 seconds isn't especially practical. A song's tempo is usually expressed in terms of beats per minute (bpm).

Bpm to delay time chart