170 BPM in milliseconds
One beat at 170 BPM is 352.94 ms (60,000 ÷ 170). Below are the delay times for every note value, reverb settings that fit the groove and loop lengths in samples.
Delay times at 170 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 — Whole note | 1411.8 | 2117.6 | 941.2 | 0.71 |
| 1/2 — Half note | 705.9 | 1058.8 | 470.6 | 1.42 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 352.9 | 529.4 | 235.3 | 2.83 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 176.5 | 264.7 | 117.6 | 5.67 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 88.2 | 132.4 | 58.8 | 11.33 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 44.1 | 66.2 | 29.4 | 22.67 |
| 1/64 — Sixty-fourth note | 22.1 | 33.1 | 14.7 | 45.33 |
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) | 22.1 ms |
| Short decay (half bar) | 0.68 s |
| Medium decay (1 bar) | 1.39 s |
| Long decay (2 bars) | 2.8 s |
Bars, phrases and samples
| Length | Seconds | Samples at 44.1 kHz | Samples at 48 kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 beat | 0.35 | 15,564.7 | 16,941.2 |
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.41 | 62,181 | 67,680 |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.06 | 46,746 | 50,880 |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 11.29 | 497,889 | 541,920 |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 22.59 | 996,219 | 1,084,320 |
Where 170 BPM shows up
170 BPM is in the typical range of drum & bass, jungle, trap. At half time (85 BPM) it matches hip-hop, lo-fi hip-hop. The same delay settings work at 85 and 340 BPM by moving one note value: a quarter note here is an eighth at 340 BPM.
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Not sure your track is exactly 170? Check it with the BPM detector — it reports tempos to a tenth of a BPM.