TRADITIONAL NOTATION TO RENOISE SEQUENCE CONVERSION GUIDE
NOTE DURATIONS:
SEQUENCER SETUP 1 :
TICKS PER LINE = 12
LINES PER BEAT = 4
TICKS PER BEAT / QUARTER NOTE ( ‘CROTCHET’ ) or PPQN = 48
16 BEATS PER PATTERN ( 64 LINES )
– Octuple whole note [8 x 4 beats] ( ‘Large’, Latin : ‘Maxima’ ) –
32 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
128 LINES [2 X DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
1536 TICKS
32768 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 128, LPB 4 = 32 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Quadruple whole note [4 x 4 beats] ( ‘Long’ ) –
16 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
64 LINES [DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
768 TICKS
16384 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 64, LPB 4 = 16 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Double whole note [2 x 4 beats] ( ‘Breve’ ) –
8 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
32 LINES [1 / 2 DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
384 TICKS
8192 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 32, LPB 4 = 8 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Whole note [4 beats] ( ‘Semibreve’ ) –
4 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
16 LINES [1 / 4 DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
192 TICKS
4096 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 16, LPB 4 = 4 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Half note [2 beats] ( ‘Minim’ ) –
2 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
8 LINES [ONE 8th DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
96 TICKS
2048 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 8, LPB 4 = 2 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Quarter note [1 beat] ( ‘Crotchet’ ) –
1 BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
4 LINES [ONE 16th DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
48 TICKS
1024 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 4, LPB 4 = 1 BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Eighth note [1 / 2 a beat] ( ‘Quaver’ ) –
1 /2 A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
2 LINES [ONE 32nd DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
24 TICKS
512 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 2, LPB 4 = 1/2 A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Sixteenth note [1 / 4 of a beat] ( ‘Semiquaver’ ) –
1 / 4 OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1 LINE [ONE 64th DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
12 TICKS
256 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 4 = 1/4 OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Thirty-second note [1 / 8th of a beat] ( ‘Demisemiquaver’ ) –
8th OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1 / 2 OF A LINE [ONE 128th DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
6 TICKS
128 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 8 = 1/8TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Sixty-fourth note [1 / 16th of a beat] ( ‘Hemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
16th OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1 / 4 OF A LINE [256th DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
3 TICKS
64 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 16 = 1/16TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Hundred twenty-eighth note [1 / 32nd of a beat] ( ‘Semihemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1 / 32nd OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1 / 8th OF A LINE [512th DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
1.5 TICKS [NOT POSSIBLE WITH “Effect Column -Qxx” OR “Volume or Panning Column Qx”]
32 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 32 = 1/32ND OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Two hundred fifty-sixth note [1/64th of a beat] ( ‘Demisemihemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1 / 64th OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1 / 16th OF A LINE [1024th DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
0.75 TICKS [NOT POSSIBLE WITH “Effect Column -Qxx” OR “Volume or Panning Column Qx”]
16 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256THS OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 64 = 1/64TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
SEQUENCER SETUP 2 :
TICKS PER LINE = 12
LINES PER BEAT = 8
TICKS PER BEAT ( CROTCHET ) / PPQN = 96
8 BEATS PER PATTERN ( 64 LINES )
– Octuple whole note [8 x 4 beats] ( ‘Large’, Latin : ‘Maxima’ ) –
32 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
256 LINES [4 X DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
3072 TICKS
65536 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 256, LPB 8 = 32 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Quadruple whole note [4 x 4 beats] ( ‘Long’ ) –
16 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
128 LINES [2 X DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
1536 TICKS
32768 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 128, LPB 8 = 16 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Double whole note [2 x 4 beats] ( ‘Breve’ ) –
8 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
64 LINES [DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
768 TICKS
16384 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 64, LPB 8 = 8 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Whole note [4 beats] ( ‘Semibreve’ ) –
4 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
32 LINES [1/2 DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
384 TICKS
8192 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 32, LPB 8 = 4 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Half note [2 beats] ( ‘Minim’ ) –
2 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
16 LINES [1/4 DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
192 TICKS
4096 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 16, LPB 8 = 2 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Quarter note [1 beat] ( ‘Crotchet’ ) –
1 BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
8 LINES [1/8TH DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
96 TICKS
2048 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 8, LPB 8 = 1 BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Eighth note [1/2 a beat] ( ‘Quaver’ ) –
1/2 OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
4 LINES [1/16TH DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
48 TICKS
1024 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 4, LPB 8 = 1/2 OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Sixteenth note [1/4 of a beat] ( ‘Semiquaver’ ) –
1/4 OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
2 LINES [1/32ND DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
24 TICKS
512 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 2, LPB 8 = 1/4 OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Thirty-second note [1/8th of a beat] ( ‘Demisemiquaver’ ) –
1/8TH OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1 LINE [1/64TH DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
12 TICKS
256 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 8 = 1/8TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Sixty-fourth note [1/16th of a beat] ( ‘Hemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1/16TH OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1/2 A LINE [1/128TH DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
6 TICKS
128 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 16 = 1/16TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Hundred twenty-eighth note [1/32nd of a beat] ( ‘Semihemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1/32ND OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1/4 OF A LINE [1/256TH DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
3 TICKS
64 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 32 = 1/32ND OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Two hundred fifty-sixth note [1/64th of a beat] ( ‘Demisemihemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1/64TH OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1/8TH OF A LINE [1/512TH DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
1.5 TICKS [NOT POSSIBLE WITH “Effect Column -Qxx” OR “Volume or Panning Column Qx”]
32 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 1, LPB 64 = 1/64TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
SEQUENCER SETUP 3 :
TICKS PER LINE = 12
LINES PER BEAT = 12
TICKS PER BEAT ( ‘CROTCHET’ ) / PPQN = 144
*DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH IS 64.
AT LPB=12 IT IS BETTER TO USE :
4 BEATS PER 48 LINE PATTERN
8 BEATS PER 96 LINE PATTERN
16 BEATS PER 192 LINE PATTERN
– Octuple whole note [8 x 4 beats] ( ‘Large’, Latin : ‘Maxima’ ) –
32 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
384 LINES [6 X DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
4608 TICKS
98304 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 384, LPB 12 = 32 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Quadruple whole note [4 x 4 beats] ( ‘Long’ ) –
16 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
192 LINES [3 X DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
2304 TICKS
49152 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 192, LPB 12 = 16 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Double whole note [2 x 4 beats] ( ‘Breve’ ) –
8 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
96 LINES [1.5 X DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
1152 TICKS
24576 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 96, LPB 12 = 8 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Whole note [4 beats] ( ‘Semibreve’ ) –
4 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
48 LINES [3/4 DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
576 TICKS
12288 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 48, LPB 12 = 4 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Half note [2 beats] ( ‘Minim’ ) –
2 BEATS / ‘CROTCHETS’
24 LINES [3/8THS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
288 TICKS
6144 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 24, LPB 12 = 2 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Quarter note [1 beat] ( ‘Crotchet’ ) –
1 BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
12 LINES [3/16THS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
144 TICKS
3072 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 12, LPB 12 = 1 BEATS IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Eighth note [1/2 a beat] ( ‘Quaver’ ) –
1/2 OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
6 LINES [3/32NDS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
72 TICKS
1536 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 6, LPB 12 = 1/2 OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Sixteenth note [1/4 of a beat] ( ‘Semiquaver’ ) –
1/4 OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
3 LINES [3/64THS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
36 TICKS
768 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 3, LPB 12 = 1/4 OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Thirty-second note [1/8th of a beat] ( ‘Demisemiquaver’ ) –
1/8TH OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
1.5 LINES [3/128THS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
18 TICKS
384 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 3, LPB 24 = 1/8TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Sixty-fourth note [1/16th of a beat] ( ‘Hemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1/16TH OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
0.75 LINES [3/256THS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
9 TICKS
192 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 3, LPB 48 = 1/16TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Hundred twenty-eighth note [1/32nd of a beat] ( ‘Semihemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1/32ND OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
0.375 LINES [3/512THS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
4.5 TICKS [NOT POSSIBLE WITH “Effect Column -Qxx” OR “Volume or Panning Column Qx”]
96 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 3, LPB 96 = 1/32ND OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
– Two hundred fifty-sixth note [1/64th of a beat] ( ‘Demisemihemidemisemiquaver’ ) –
1/64TH OF A BEAT / ‘CROTCHET’
0.1875 LINES [3/1024THS DEFAULT PATTERN LENGTH]
2.25 TICKS [NOT POSSIBLE WITH “Effect Column -Qxx” OR “Volume or Panning Column Qx”]
48 DELAY COLUMN UNITS / 256ths OF A LINE
PHRASE : PATTERN LENGTH 3, LPB 192 = 1/64TH OF A BEAT IN MAIN PATTERN EDITOR
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“Ticks per beat” is also known as “parts per quarter note”.
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A quarter note or ‘crotchet’ is known as a beat ( in renoise and other sequencers ).
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Effect Column : -Qxx = Delay playback of the line by xx ticks ( maximum ticks per line is 16 ).
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Volume or Panning Column : Qx = Delay a note by x ticks (0 - F).
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Delay Coulumn : 00-FF = Delay a note ( or note off ) by 256ths of a line.
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Effect Column : -Rxy = Retrigger instrument every y ticks with volume factor x applied to each retrigger ( 0 - F ).
– Retrigger volume factors –
0 - No volume change
1 - Lower volume by 3%
2 - Lower volume by 6%
3 - Lower volume by 12%
4 - Lower volume by 25%
5 - Lower volume by 50%
6 - Cumulatively lower volume by 33%
7 - Cumulatively lower volume by 50%
8 - No volume change
9 - Raise volume by 3%
A - Raise volume by 6%
B - Raise volume by 12%
C - Raise volume by 25%
D - Raise volume by 50%
E - Cumulatively raise volume by 50%
F - Cumulatively raise volume by 100%