180 BPM in milliseconds
One beat at 180 BPM is 333.33 ms (60,000 ÷ 180). Below are the delay times for every note value, reverb settings that fit the groove and loop lengths in samples.
Delay times at 180 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 — Whole note | 1333.3 | 2000.0 | 888.9 | 0.75 |
| 1/2 — Half note | 666.7 | 1000.0 | 444.4 | 1.50 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 333.3 | 500.0 | 222.2 | 3.00 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 166.7 | 250.0 | 111.1 | 6.00 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 83.3 | 125.0 | 55.6 | 12.00 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 41.7 | 62.5 | 27.8 | 24.00 |
| 1/64 — Sixty-fourth note | 20.8 | 31.3 | 13.9 | 48.00 |
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) | 20.8 ms |
| Short decay (half bar) | 0.65 s |
| Medium decay (1 bar) | 1.31 s |
| Long decay (2 bars) | 2.65 s |
Bars, phrases and samples
| Length | Seconds | Samples at 44.1 kHz | Samples at 48 kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 beat | 0.33 | 14,700 | 16,000 |
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 1.33 | 58,653 | 63,840 |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 1.00 | 44,100 | 48,000 |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 10.67 | 470,547 | 512,160 |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 21.33 | 940,653 | 1,023,840 |
Where 180 BPM shows up
180 BPM is in the typical range of drum & bass. At half time (90 BPM) it matches hip-hop, reggaeton, dancehall, lo-fi hip-hop. The same delay settings work at 90 and 360 BPM by moving one note value: a quarter note here is an eighth at 360 BPM.
Not sure your track is exactly 180? Check it with the BPM detector — it reports tempos to a tenth of a BPM.