Setting the MIDI timing resolution

Each Sonar project has a setting for the timing resolution, or timebase, that indicates the resolution of MIDI data. This resolution is measured in ticks or pulses per quarter note and is often abbreviated as PPQ. The default resolution is 960PPQ, which is accurate enough for most applications. In this timebase, each quarter note is represented by 960 ticks, each eighth note by 480 ticks, each eighth-note triplet by 320 ticks, and so on.

In some projects you may need a different timebase. For example, if you wanted to use eighth-note septuplets (7 eighth notes per quarter note) and represent them accurately, you would need to have a timebase that is divisible by 7, such as 168PPQ. Sonar uses the timebase you choose for a project to determine the range of tick values in the Now time.

To set the timebase for a project

1.	Go to Edit > Preferences > Project - Clock.

2.	Choose the timebase you want from the Ticks per Quarter Note list.

3.

Click OK.

The timebase will be saved with the project file.