Tiptop Circadian Rhythms - Manual (Page 20)

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A little music math behind the Zoom resolution might be useful here: the 6 SubSteps increase the
resolution from the standard 16th notes to a 96th note. In terms of Parts Per Quarter Note (PPQN),
16th notes are 4 PPQN (1⁄4 the duration of a quarter note) while Zoom is 24 PPQN (4 PPQN * 6)
which is a popular resolution for a number of reasons. First, it is used by MIDI as the timing of the
Beat Clock making it a standard, and second, it makes creating many useful note lengths easy. See
the details in Section 2 of the manual covering Zoom for a chart of common notes and how to enter
them.
For a musical example, create an 8th note triplet by entering a trigger on the fi rst Step then count 8
substeps to the 3rd substep on the second row to enter the next triplet, and fi nally count another 8
substeps to the 5th substep on the third row for the fi nal triplet. Consult the Zoom View section in the
second part of the manual for more details on entering other triplet and dotted values.
SUB STEP
PRIMARY HITHATS TRIGGERS
Zoom view: HiHats example with Sub Steps.