It's whatever you decide it is. 960ppq is standard nowadays, but you can set it to 480 or 20 or any division. -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stacy Bleeks Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 8:46 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] how many ticks per beat? Hi all, Can anyone tell me how many ticks there are in a beat? Is it 960? Thanks, Stacy