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beat2ms

beat2ms(beats)

Description

Function to convert a number of beats to the equivalent duration in milliseconds. One beat equals a quarter note. The current tempo is taken into account.

Available in: Processor.

Arguments

Argument	Description	Value Type
beats	The desired duration in number of beats and fractions of it.	number

Return Values

Returns the specified number of beats (quarter notes) as duration in milliseconds.

Example

-- Print the position in the current bar in milliseconds when triggering a note.

function onNote(event)
    posInBar = getBeatTimeInBar()
    if (posInBar ~= -1) then       
        posInBarMs = beat2ms(posInBar)
        print(string.format("%.3f ms", posInBarMs))
    else
        print("Playback is stopped.")
    end
end

See also: ms2beat, ms2samples, samples2ms