calculate delay time

[mixaholic]

does anyone know how to calculate delay time to the tempo of the track?

[MadAudio]

If you know the tempo, just divide that by 60. Unless I've remembered it wrong, that should give you the delay time for quarter notes. You can then further divide by two to get quicker taps.

[mixaholic]

how doy you figure out the tempo of a beat? is there a way of doing this?

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by mixaholic

how doy you figure out the tempo of a beat? is there a way of doing this?

I use a metronome. You can get a decent one from Korg for under $20.

[MadAudio]

Originally Posted by MadAudio

If you know the tempo, just divide that by 60. Unless I've remembered it wrong, that should give you the delay time for quarter notes. You can then further divide by two to get quicker taps.

Sorry, I think that should say "whole notes." I've forgotten. I just mess with it 'til it sounds right!

[LemonTree]

http://www.thewhippinpost.co.uk/tool...calculator.htm

or


Conversion Chart of BPM tempo and delay to time •
60,000 ms (1 minute) / Tempo (BPM) = Delay Time in ms for quarter-note beats
60,000 / 120 BPM = 500 ms
60,000 / 750 ms = 80 BPM
60,000 / 96 BPM = 625 ms
60,000 / 833.333 ms = 72 BPM 1/4 = quarter-note echo
1/8 = eighth-note echo
1/8T = eighth-note triplet echo
1/16 = sixteenth-note echo
Example: Song tempo is 120 BPM.
Set delay time to 250 for eighth note echo.


Tempo in Beats per minute • Delay values to the nearest millisecond.

Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16 Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16
60 1000 500 333 250 120 500 250 167 125
61 984 492 328 246 121 496 248 165 124
62 968 484 323 242 122 492 246 164 123
63 952 476 317 238 123 488 244 163 122
64 938 469 313 234 124 484 242 161 121
65 923 462 308 231 125 480 240 160 120
66 909 455 303 227 126 476 238 159 119
67 896 448 299 224 127 472 236 157 118
68 882 441 294 221 128 469 234 156 117
69 870 435 290 217 129 465 233 155 116
Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16 Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16
70 857 429 286 214 130 462 231 154 115
71 845 423 282 211 131 458 229 153 115
72 833 417 278 208 132 455 227 152 114
73 822 411 274 205 133 451 226 150 113
74 811 405 270 203 134 448 224 149 112
75 800 400 267 200 135 444 222 148 111
76 789 395 263 197 136 441 221 147 110
77 779 390 260 195 137 438 219 146 109
78 769 385 256 192 138 435 217 145 109
79 759 380 253 190 139 432 216 144 108
Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16 Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16
80 750 375 250 188 140 429 214 143 107
81 741 370 247 185 141 426 213 142 106
82 732 366 244 183 142 423 211 141 106
83 723 361 241 181 143 420 210 140 105
84 714 357 238 179 144 417 208 139 104
85 706 353 235 176 145 414 207 138 103
86 698 349 233 174 146 411 205 137 103
87 690 345 230 172 147 408 204 136 102
88 682 341 227 170 148 405 203 135 101
89 674 337 225 169 149 403 201 134 101
Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16 Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16
90 667 333 222 167 150 400 200 133 100
91 659 330 220 165 151 397 199 132 99
92 652 326 217 163 152 395 197 132 99
93 645 323 215 161 153 392 196 131 98
94 638 319 213 160 154 390 195 130 97
95 632 316 211 158 155 387 194 129 97
96 625 313 208 156 156 385 192 128 96
97 619 309 206 155 157 382 191 127 96
98 612 306 204 153 158 380 190 127 95
99 606 303 202 152 159 377 189 126 94
Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16 Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16
100 600 300 200 150 160 375 188 125 94
101 594 297 198 149 161 373 186 124 93
102 588 294 196 147 162 370 185 123 92
103 583 291 194 146 163 368 184 123 92
104 577 288 192 144 164 366 183 122 91
105 571 286 190 143 165 364 182 121 91
106 566 283 189 142 166 361 181 120 90
107 561 280 187 140 167 359 180 120 90
108 556 278 185 139 168 357 179 119 89
109 550 275 183 138 169 355 178 118 88
Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16 Tempo 1/4 1/8 1/8T 1/16
110 545 273 182 136 170 353 176 118 88
111 541 270 180 135 171 351 175 117 88
112 536 268 179 134 172 349 174 116 87
113 531 265 177 133 173 347 173 116 87
114 526 263 175 132 174 345 172 115 86
115 522 261 174 130 175 343 171 114 86
116 517 259 172 129 176 341 170 114 85
117 513 256 171 128 177 339 169 113 85
118 508 254 169 127 178 337 169 112 84
119 504 252 168 126 179 335 168 112 84

[SonicAlbert]

There are a number of little freeware apps that are written just for this purpose. Do a Google search for "delay calculator" and I'm sure you'll come up with something.

A good online delay is here:

http://www.incompetech.com/gallimaufry/delaycalc/