Convert BPM to MS or Convert MS to BPM
Type in your BPM/MS. The table will update automatically.
BPM to MSHow to Use the Tool
Choose a Mode:
Use the toggle switch to switch between:
- Convert BPM to MS: The tool starts in this mode.
- Convert MS to BPM: Switch to this mode for milliseconds-based calculations.
Enter a Value:
- Convert BPM to MS: enter a BPM value in the input box. By default, it is set to 120 BPM.
- Convert MS to BPM: enter a delay time in milliseconds. By default, it is set to 500 MS.
View Results:
- The table will update automatically.
- Convert BPM to MS: the table shows delay times for various note divisions (e.g., full note, half note, triplets).
- Convert MS to BPM: the table shows the calculated BPM based on your input milliseconds.
Table of conversions for BPM to MS
BPM | 1/1 Full Note | 1/2 Half Note | 1/4 Quarter Note | 1/8 Eighth Note | 1/16 Sixteenth Note | Dotted 1/4 Note | 1/8 Triplet |
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80 | 3000.00 ms | 1500.00 ms | 750.00 ms | 375.00 ms | 187.50 ms | 1125.00 ms | 250.00 ms |
90 | 2666.67 ms | 1333.33 ms | 666.67 ms | 333.33 ms | 166.67 ms | 1000.00 ms | 222.22 ms |
100 | 2400.00 ms | 1200.00 ms | 600.00 ms | 300.00 ms | 150.00 ms | 900.00 ms | 200.00 ms |
110 | 2181.82 ms | 1090.91 ms | 545.45 ms | 272.73 ms | 136.36 ms | 818.18 ms | 181.82 ms |
120 | 2000.00 ms | 1000.00 ms | 500.00 ms | 250.00 ms | 125.00 ms | 750.00 ms | 166.67 ms |
130 | 1846.15 ms | 923.08 ms | 461.54 ms | 230.77 ms | 115.38 ms | 692.31 ms | 153.85 ms |
140 | 1714.29 ms | 857.14 ms | 428.57 ms | 214.29 ms | 107.14 ms | 642.86 ms | 142.86 ms |
150 | 1600.00 ms | 800.00 ms | 400.00 ms | 200.00 ms | 100.00 ms | 600.00 ms | 133.33 ms |
160 | 1500.00 ms | 750.00 ms | 375.00 ms | 187.50 ms | 93.75 ms | 562.50 ms | 125.00 ms |
170 | 1411.76 ms | 705.88 ms | 352.94 ms | 176.47 ms | 88.24 ms | 529.41 ms | 117.65 ms |
180 | 1333.33 ms | 666.67 ms | 333.33 ms | 166.67 ms | 83.33 ms | 500.00 ms | 111.11 ms |
How to Find the BPM of a Song
Try the Tap Tempo button for finding the BPM (Beats Per Minute) of a song. It also displays the milliseconds (MS) per beat. Click the Tap Tempo button in time with the beat of the song. After a few taps, the tool will calculate the average BPM based on the timing of your taps.
Practical Applications for Converting BPM to MS
Converting BPM to MS can help when mixing and mastering music, ensuring that all elements of a track stay in perfect time. Converting BPM to MS helps maintain precise synchronisation throughout a project, resulting in a more professional and cohesive sound.
- Delay Times: Accurate delay timing is important for creating rhythmic effects. By converting BPM to MS, producers can set delays to perfectly match the beat, ensuring the effect doesn’t disrupt the track’s groove.
- Reverb Pre-Delays: Reverb is often used to create depth in a mix, but it can sound disjointed if not timed properly. By syncing the reverb pre-delay to the tempo, the effect integrates smoothly with the track, enhancing spatial depth without throwing off the rhythm.
- Time-Based Effects: Effects like chorus, flanger, and phaser often rely on timing. Converting BPM to MS allows producers to sync these effects precisely with the track’s tempo, maintaining consistency and coherence throughout the song. This synchronisation avoids any unintended shifts in musical feel and ensures the effect complements the track’s rhythm.
- Syncing Video to Audio: In film scoring or music videos, the audio tempo needs to align with visual elements. Converting BPM to MS ensures that any video editing (such as sound effects, music cues, or transitions) matches the tempo, providing a seamless integration between audio and visual elements. This synchronisation is crucial for maintaining pacing and enhancing the emotional impact of both media.
- Tempo Mapping: When working with multiple tracks or in situations with varying tempos, converting BPM to MS allows for tempo mapping. Producers can set different sections of a song (or multiple songs) to sync seamlessly, ensuring smooth transitions, especially when combining live and electronic elements.
- Compressor Attack and Release: By converting BPM to MS, you can set precise attack and release times for compressors and limiters, ensuring they are aligned with the tempo of the track. For example, a slower release time (longer MS) can be synchronised with the BPM to improves the overall dynamic control and coherence of the mix.
Why BPM to MS conversion is important
BPM to MS conversion is important for musicians and producers because it enables precise synchronisation of beats with effects, loops, and samples. By converting BPM into milliseconds, producers can align audio elements accurately, ensuring that sound effects and rhythms stay in time with the track. This is particularly important in genres like electronic music and for tasks like beat matching, tempo mapping, and sound design, where timing is key to maintaining musical cohesion and flow.
BPM to MS conversion is essential for various audio production tasks. For example, in tempo mapping, this conversion helps producers align tracks with different tempos, ensuring seamless transitions between sections. In sound design, it enables precise timing when placing effects, such as reverb or delays, relative to the beat. This allows for tight synchronisation of sound elements such as adjusting loops or creating rhythmic effects, accurate timing is key to achieving professional-level production quality.
How the BPM to MS Converter Works
The BPM to MS Converter is a web-based tool that uses basic arithmetic to convert between Beats Per Minute (BPM) and Milliseconds (MS). It leverages the relationship between tempo and time intervals to provide useful calculations for musicians and audio engineers. Below is a breakdown of the technical details.
1. The Relationship Between BPM and MS
- Beats Per Minute (BPM) defines the number of beats in one minute.
- Since a minute contains 60,000 milliseconds, the time duration of one beat (in MS) is given by: 1 Beat (ms)=60,000/BPM Using this value, time intervals for various note divisions (e.g., quarter note, eighth note) can be calculated by scaling this base value.
- Conversely, if you know the time interval in milliseconds, you can calculate the BPM as: BPM=60,000/ms
2. Conversion Logic
The tool includes two primary modes (BPM to MS or MS to BPM):
Convert BPM to MS:
This mode takes a user-input BPM value and calculates the delay times for various note divisions using the above formula:
- Full Note (1/1): 1 Beat (ms)×4
- Half Note (1/2): 1 Beat (ms)×2
- Quarter Note (1/4): 1 Beat (ms)
- Eighth Note (1/8): 1 Beat (ms)/2
- Sixteenth Note (1/16): 1 Beat (ms)/4
- Dotted Quarter Note: 1 Beat (ms)×1.5
- Eighth Triplet: 1 Beat (ms)/3
Convert MS to BPM
This mode takes a user-input time in milliseconds and calculates the corresponding BPM:
- BPM=60,000/ms
3. Real-Time Calculations
- The tool is built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and utilises JavaScript’s
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event listeners to dynamically update results as the user interacts with the tool. - Each time a user inputs a value or toggles the BPM to MS mode, the following steps occur:
- The tool reads the input value.
- Depending on the selected mode, the tool applies the corresponding formula.
- The calculated results are displayed in a dynamically generated HTML table.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you convert MS to BPM (milliseconds to beats per minute)?
To convert milliseconds to BPM, divide 60,000 (the number of milliseconds in one minute) by the delay time in milliseconds. For example, if the delay is 500ms: 60,000/500=120
How do you convert BPM to MS (beats per minute to milliseconds)?
To find the delay time in milliseconds for a given BPM, divide 60,000 by the BPM. For example, 60,000/120=500 ms
Can I Use BPM to MS Conversion for Live Sound Setups?
Yes, BPM to MS conversion is highly valuable in live sound setups, particularly when syncing effects like delay, reverb, and time-based effects to the tempo of a live performance. Try the Tap Tempo button for finding the BPM of a live performance. By calculating delay times in milliseconds based on the song’s BPM, sound engineers can ensure that effects stay rhythmically in sync with the music.
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