85 BPM Delay Times
Every tempo-synced delay and reverb time at 85 BPM, in milliseconds — normal, dotted and triplet. The chart is pre-filled for 85 BPM; change the tempo to recalculate, and tap any value to copy it.
| Note | Normal | Dotted ·1.5 | Triplet ·⅔ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole1/1 | |||
| Half1/2 | |||
| Quarter1/4 · beat | |||
| Eighth1/8 | |||
| Sixteenth1/16 | |||
| Thirty-second1/32 |
Tap any value to copy it to your clipboard. Switch to Hz to sync an LFO.
Delay & reverb times at 85 BPM
At 85 BPM one beat (a quarter note) is 705.88 ms, so an eighth-note delay is 352.94 ms and a sixteenth is 176.47 ms. Dial any of these into your delay or set a tempo-synced reverb's pre-delay to the sixteenth and its tail to fade around a beat or two. The full chart above covers every note value.
The dotted-eighth delay at 85 BPM
The famous dotted-eighth delay — the shimmering, off-grid repeat behind countless guitar and pop productions — is 529.41 ms at 85 BPM (1.5× the 352.94 ms eighth note). A triplet delay is ⅔ of the plain note instead, giving a rolling, galloping echo; both columns are in the chart.
85 BPM in context
Eighty-five BPM sits in the sweet spot of classic hip-hop and neo-soul — relaxed enough to lean all the way back, quick enough to bump in the car. A huge share of golden-era boom-bap records live right around here. Practise against it in the 85 BPM metronome — the only one with named human feels.
Find your BPM
Not sure of your track's tempo? Tap it out and it sends the BPM straight to the full delay calculator. Switch the chart above to Hz (it's just 1000 ÷ ms) to sync an LFO, tremolo or auto-filter.