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ms2beat

ms2beat(ms)

Description

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

Available in: Processor.

Arguments

Return Values

Returns the number of beats (quarter notes) that is the equivalent of the specified duration.

Example

-- Print the note length in number of beats.

function onRelease(event)
    postEvent(event)
    local noteLength = ms2beat(getNoteDuration(event.note))
    print(noteLength, "beats")
end

See also: beat2ms, ms2samples, samples2ms