Delay Time for 85 BPM

Complete delay time reference for 85 beats per minute. All note values with exact millisecond timings.

706 ms

Quarter note delay time at 85 BPM

About 85 BPM

85 BPM is the quintessential slow jam tempo. With a quarter-note delay of 706ms, this BPM is heard across countless R&B and hip-hop tracks. The delay times land naturally in the groove, adding warmth without fighting the vocal.

Common genres: Hip-hop, R&B, slow jam, modern pop ballads

Complete Delay Time Table

All note values at 85 BPM, calculated using 60,000 ÷ BPM × multiplier.

Note Value Delay (ms) Frequency (Hz)
Whole Note 2824 0.35 Hz
Dotted Half 2118 0.47 Hz
Half Note 1412 0.71 Hz
Dotted Quarter 1059 0.94 Hz
Quarter Note 706 1.42 Hz
Quarter Triplet 471 2.12 Hz
Dotted Eighth 529 1.89 Hz
Eighth Note 353 2.83 Hz
Eighth Triplet 235 4.26 Hz
Dotted 16th 265 3.77 Hz
16th Note 176 5.68 Hz
32nd Note 88 11.36 Hz
Quarter note (ms) = 60,000 ÷ 85 = 706 ms
Eighth note (ms) = 30,000 ÷ 85 = 353 ms
Dotted 8th (ms) = 45,000 ÷ 85 = 529 ms
8th triplet (ms) = 20,000 ÷ 85 = 235 ms
16th note (ms) = 15,000 ÷ 85 = 176 ms

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