[sdiy] PPQN (Grrrrrr...)

[ChristianH]

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:49:42 +0000 Justin Owen <juzowen at googlemail.com> wrote:

> 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?

Um - a 'whole note' is the same as a full bar (at 4/4, which means a bar
consists of 4 times 1/4).

A beat is usually considered the same as a quarter note.

Christian