Delay Time for 70 BPM

Complete delay time reference for 70 beats per minute. All note values with exact millisecond timings.

857 ms

Quarter note delay time at 70 BPM

About 70 BPM

70 BPM is the heartbeat of dub and downtempo electronic music. The quarter-note delay of 857ms produces deep, cavernous echoes. This tempo is ideal for spacious dub effects, slow-burn trip-hop, and laid-back R&B grooves.

Common genres: Dub, trip-hop, slow R&B, chillwave

Complete Delay Time Table

All note values at 70 BPM, calculated using 60,000 ÷ BPM × multiplier.

Note Value Delay (ms) Frequency (Hz)
Whole Note 3429 0.29 Hz
Dotted Half 2571 0.39 Hz
Half Note 1714 0.58 Hz
Dotted Quarter 1286 0.78 Hz
Quarter Note 857 1.17 Hz
Quarter Triplet 571 1.75 Hz
Dotted Eighth 643 1.56 Hz
Eighth Note 429 2.33 Hz
Eighth Triplet 286 3.5 Hz
Dotted 16th 321 3.12 Hz
16th Note 214 4.67 Hz
32nd Note 107 9.35 Hz
Quarter note (ms) = 60,000 ÷ 70 = 857 ms
Eighth note (ms) = 30,000 ÷ 70 = 429 ms
Dotted 8th (ms) = 45,000 ÷ 70 = 643 ms
8th triplet (ms) = 20,000 ÷ 70 = 286 ms
16th note (ms) = 15,000 ÷ 70 = 214 ms

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