85 BPM in milliseconds
One beat at 85 BPM is 705.88 ms (60,000 ÷ 85). Below are the delay times for every note value, reverb settings that fit the groove and loop lengths in samples.
Delay times at 85 BPM
| Note | Straight (ms) | Dotted (ms) | Triplet (ms) | LFO (Hz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1 — Whole note | 2823.5 | 4235.3 | 1882.4 | 0.35 |
| 1/2 — Half note | 1411.8 | 2117.6 | 941.2 | 0.71 |
| 1/4 — Quarter note | 705.9 | 1058.8 | 470.6 | 1.42 |
| 1/8 — Eighth note | 352.9 | 529.4 | 235.3 | 2.83 |
| 1/16 — Sixteenth note | 176.5 | 264.7 | 117.6 | 5.67 |
| 1/32 — Thirty-second note | 88.2 | 132.4 | 58.8 | 11.33 |
| 1/64 — Sixty-fourth note | 44.1 | 66.2 | 29.4 | 22.67 |
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) | 44.1 ms |
| Short decay (half bar) | 1.37 s |
| Medium decay (1 bar) | 2.78 s |
| Long decay (2 bars) | 5.6 s |
Bars, phrases and samples
| Length | Seconds | Samples at 44.1 kHz | Samples at 48 kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 beat | 0.71 | 31,129.4 | 33,882.4 |
| 1 bar of 4/4 | 2.82 | 124,362 | 135,360 |
| 1 bar of 3/4 | 2.12 | 93,492 | 101,760 |
| 8 bars of 4/4 | 22.59 | 996,219 | 1,084,320 |
| 16 bars of 4/4 | 45.18 | 1,992,438 | 2,168,640 |
Where 85 BPM shows up
85 BPM is in the typical range of hip-hop, lo-fi hip-hop. At double time (170 BPM) it matches drum & bass, jungle, trap. The same delay settings work at 42.5 and 170 BPM by moving one note value: a quarter note here is an eighth at 170 BPM.
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Not sure your track is exactly 85? Check it with the BPM detector — it reports tempos to a tenth of a BPM.