SESSION NOTES / BPM TIMING
Timing, put into practice.
Delay, dynamics, modulation and loop timing.
Take a number from the grid into your next session.
Production guides
06 NOTESDELAY / 5 min read
Dotted eighth delay, on the grid.
Place the repeats between the beats. Set the time in milliseconds or use your pedal’s note division.
MODULATION / 5 min read
BPM to Hz: set your LFO rate.
Translate a musical cycle into Hz, then check the phase and retrigger settings that make it land correctly.
REVERB / 4 min read
Reverb pre-delay: time the entrance.
Use short note lengths as pre-delay references, while keeping the reverb’s onset and decay separate.
DYNAMICS / 5 min read
Compressor release: use BPM as a reference.
Calculate a useful interval, then check what the compressor actually does between hits.
LOOPS / 5 min read
Bars to seconds: measure a loop.
Work out the duration of an intro, loop or export range without confusing a bar with a whole note.
METER / 5 min read
6/8 tempo: name the beat before converting.
Keep the performance at the same speed when a score, click and plug-in count different note values.
Calculated examples, original timing diagrams and links to device documentation. These guides explain settings; they do not analyze audio or prescribe a mix.