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Old 09-22-09, 01:38 PM   #145 (permalink)
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Re: Post your production tips

Here's a nice, simple formula you can use to sync up delay and reverb times to your project BPM, especially if there isn't a "sync" option already on the unit (as is the case with stock delay/reverb units in Ableton Live or Reason).

60/BPM of your project x 1000 (or 60,000/BPM, doesn't matter which one you choose) = timed response according to whole note value

Now, take that number and divide it by multiples of 2 for subsequent note values according to taste:

half note = 2, quarter note = 4, eighth = 8, sixteenth = 16 (you get the idea)

For dotted note values, take that result and multiply it by 1.5, and for triplet values, by .667.

(This also works great for syncing up the attack and release parameters on your favorite compressors and gates.)

Hope this helps!
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