To calculate a tempo matched reverb time:
1. Enter your BPM above
2. Choose the length and a pre-delay time.
3. Minus the pre-delay time from length to find the decay time.
Example: 120 bpm, 1 bar = 2000 ms, 1/64 pre-delay = 31.25 ms
Reverb Settings: Pre-delay = 31.25 ms, decay time = 1968.75 ms (2000-31.25)
Get Creative
Using very large decay times and short pre-delays can create cathedral like spaces:
Example: 120 bpm, 1 bar = 2000 ms, 4 bars = 8000 ms, 1/256 pre-delay time = 7.81 ms
Reverb Settings: Pre-delay = 7.81 ms, decay time = 7992.19 ms (8000-7.81)
Experiment with different pre-delay settings and decay times to create different reverb effects.
Using longer pre-delay times with short decay times can create interesting slapbacks.
Example: 120 bpm, 1/4 note = 500 ms, 1/8 pre-delay time = 250 ms
Reverb Settings: Pre-delay = 250 ms, decay time = 250 ms (500-250)
Try adjusting the pre-delay and decay times slightly away from being exactly synced to the tempo to adjust the groove of the track.
The table below gives note frequencies in Hz when using an even tempered scale of A = 440 Hz
Octaves are in the left column, notes in the top row.
To find middle C look at the āCā column and the octave ā4ā row
Middle C is 261.6 Hz
C | C# | D | Eb | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | Bb | B | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 16.35 | 17.32 | 18.35 | 19.45 | 20.6 | 21.83 | 23.12 | 24.5 | 25.96 | 27.5 | 29.14 | 30.87 |
1 | 32.7 | 34.65 | 36.71 | 38.89 | 41.2 | 43.65 | 46.25 | 49 | 51.91 | 55 | 58.27 | 61.74 |
2 | 65.41 | 69.3 | 73.42 | 77.78 | 82.41 | 87.31 | 92.5 | 98 | 103.8 | 110 | 116.5 | 123.5 |
3 | 130.8 | 138.6 | 146.8 | 155.6 | 164.8 | 174.6 | 185 | 196 | 207.7 | 220 | 233.1 | 246.9 |
4 | 261.6 | 277.2 | 293.7 | 311.1 | 329.6 | 349.2 | 370 | 392 | 415.3 | 440 | 466.2 | 493.9 |
5 | 523.3 | 554.4 | 587.3 | 622.3 | 659.3 | 698.5 | 740 | 784 | 830.6 | 880 | 932.3 | 987.8 |
6 | 1047 | 1109 | 1175 | 1245 | 1319 | 1397 | 1480 | 1568 | 1661 | 1760 | 1865 | 1976 |
7 | 2093 | 2217 | 2349 | 2489 | 2637 | 2794 | 2960 | 3136 | 3322 | 3520 | 3729 | 3951 |
8 | 4186 | 4435 | 4699 | 4978 | 5274 | 5588 | 5920 | 6272 | 6645 | 7040 | 7459 | 7902 |