Duration Constants
Note durations are represented using real numbers (floats). For example, 4.0 stands for a whole note, 2.0 for a half note, 1.0 for a quarter note, and so on.
The music library defines the following constants for common duration values:
| Constant | Value |
|---|---|
DWN, DOTTED_WHOLE_NOTE |
6.0 |
WN, WHOLE_NOTE |
4.0 |
DHN, DOTTED_HALF_NOTE |
3.0 |
DDHN, DOUBLE_DOTTED_HALF_NOTE |
3.5 |
HN, HALF_NOTE |
2.0 |
HNT, HALF_NOTE_TRIPLET |
4.0 / 3.0 |
QN, QUARTER_NOTE |
1.0 |
QNT, QUARTER_NOTE_TRIPLET |
2.0 / 3.0 |
DQN, DOTTED_QUARTER_NOTE |
1.5 |
DDQN, DOUBLE_DOTTED_QUARTER_NOTE |
1.75 |
EN, EIGHTH_NOTE |
0.5 |
DEN, DOTTED_EIGHTH_NOTE |
0.75 |
ENT, EIGHTH_NOTE_TRIPLET |
1.0 / 3.0 |
DDEN, DOUBLE_DOTTED_EIGHTH_NOTE |
0.875 |
SN, SIXTEENTH_NOTE |
0.25 |
DSN, DOTTED_SIXTEENTH_NOTE |
0.375 |
SNT, SIXTEENTH_NOTE_TRIPLET |
1.0 / 6.0 |
TN, THIRTYSECOND_NOTE |
0.125 |
TNT, THIRTYSECOND_NOTE_TRIPLET |
1.0 / 12.0 |
REST |
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