Roland MV8800 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)

Number of ticks

120

160

240

320

Note

(quarter note)

(half-note triplet)

(half note)

(whole note)

(double whole note)

Phrase

Pattern

Number of ticks

480

640

960

1920

3840

The length of an Audio Phrase.

The length of a Pattern.

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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 (..)

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)