[sdiy] PPQN (Grrrrrr...)

[Tom Wiltshire]

On 17 Dec 2009, at 15:25, ChristianH wrote:

> 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


I'm definitely with Christian on this. A beat is a crotchet is a  
quarter note, so there are 96 ticks per bar, and 96 ticks per whole  
note.

T.