140 BPM in milliseconds
One beat at 140 BPM is 428.57 ms (60,000 ÷ 140). Below are the delay times for every note value, reverb settings that fit the groove and loop lengths in samples.
Delay times at 140 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 — Whole note | 1714.3 | 2571.4 | 1142.9 | 0.58 |
| 1/2 — Half note | 857.1 | 1285.7 | 571.4 | 1.17 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 428.6 | 642.9 | 285.7 | 2.33 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 214.3 | 321.4 | 142.9 | 4.67 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 107.1 | 160.7 | 71.4 | 9.33 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 53.6 | 80.4 | 35.7 | 18.67 |
| 1/64 — Sixty-fourth note | 26.8 | 40.2 | 17.9 | 37.33 |
Reverb pre-delay and decay
A 1/64-note pre-delay keeps the dry attack clear; decay times are set so pre-delay plus tail equals a musical length.
| Setting | Time |
|---|---|
| Pre-delay (1/64 note) | 26.8 ms |
| Short decay (half bar) | 0.83 s |
| Medium decay (1 bar) | 1.69 s |
| Long decay (2 bars) | 3.4 s |
Bars, phrases and samples
| Length | Seconds | Samples at 44.1 kHz | Samples at 48 kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 beat | 0.43 | 18,900 | 20,571.4 |
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.71 | 75,411 | 82,080 |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.29 | 56,889 | 61,920 |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 13.71 | 604,611 | 658,080 |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 27.43 | 1,209,663 | 1,316,640 |
Where 140 BPM shows up
140 BPM is in the typical range of techno, trance, dubstep, trap, uk garage. At half time (70 BPM) it matches lo-fi hip-hop. The same delay settings work at 70 and 280 BPM by moving one note value: a quarter note here is an eighth at 280 BPM.
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Not sure your track is exactly 140? Check it with the BPM detector — it reports tempos to a tenth of a BPM.