Note Length (Step Time) And The Number Of Ticks - Roland MV-8800 Owner's Manual

Note length (Step time) and the number of ticks

The MV-8800's sequencer divides each quarter note into 480 "ticks." The following table shows the number
of ticks in each note value.
Note
(64th note)
(32nd note triplet)
(32nd note)
(16th note triplet)
(16th note)
(8th note triplet)
(8th note)
(quarter note triplet)
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The length that a recorded note will actually continue sounding will be the number of ticks in the note value multiplied
by the Duration parameter. For example if the Duration parameter is "80%", a quarter note will actually sound for a length
of 480 x 0.80 = 384 ticks.
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You can choose Phrase for the Step Time parameter only if you're on the AUDIO PHRASE STEP REC screen.
You can choose Pattern for the Step Time parameter only if you're on the PATTERN STEP REC screen.
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The parameter located at the right of the Step Time parameter lets you specify a dotted note.
Dot
none
one (.)
two (..)
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Number of ticks
30
40
60
80
120
160
240
320
The specified the proportion of the note
1 time (The length is same as the Step Time).
1.5 times (a dotted note).
1.75 times (a double dotted note)
Note Number of ticks
480
(quarter note)
640
(half-note triplet)
960
(half note)
1920
(whole note)
3840
(double whole note)
Phrase The length of an Audio Phrase.
Pattern The length of a Pattern.