[sdiy] PPQN (Grrrrrr...)

[Jason Tribbeck]

Hi,

> PPQN = Part Per Quarter Note.
> 
> Is it parts per 'crotchet' or parts per beat/note?
> 
> I always thought it was a quarter note (like it says on the box) - i.e. a
> crotchet - but I've just read a bunch of things that have got me doubting
> this including an entry by a fairly well respected muso/author that clearly
> states it's per 'beat'.
> 
> 24PPQN is 96 ticks per 'whole note' and 384 ticks per bar at 4/4 timing -
> right?
> 
> Bah - ridiculous that I'm second-guessing this.
> 
> Ugh/Sorry/Help/Thanks!

I always thought it was /pulses/ per quarter note.

Quarter note = crochet, so, yes, 384 per bar (at 4/4).
-- 
Jason Tribbeck