Shorthand Quantization

Aliases

SHORTHAND_QUANTIZATION, SHORTQUANT, SQ

Overview

The Shorthand Quantization function takes a letter as input and turns it into a quantization.

This function is functionally identical to using ; followed by a character. This function is quite handy if you need to write shorter Unilang code.

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
ShortQuantLetter	string	The shorthand quantization letter.
ShouldSnap (optional)	boolean	Should the quantization snap to the nearest multiple of the value. Default is true.

List of Quantizations

Here is a list of what letters map to each quantization. The letters are grouped in multiples.

Multiple of 2	Multiple of 3	Multiple of 5	Multiple of 7	Multiple of 9
1 -> 1/1	a -> 1/3	A -> 1/5	j -> 1/7	I -> 1/9
2 -> 1/2	b -> 1/6	B -> 1/10	k -> 1/14	J -> 1/18
3 -> 1/4	c -> 1/12	C -> 1/20	l -> 1/28	K -> 1/36
4 -> 1/8	d -> 1/24	D -> 1/40	m -> 1/56	L -> 1/72
5 -> 1/16	e -> 1/48	E -> 1/80	n -> 1/112	M -> 1/144
6 -> 1/32	f -> 1/96	F -> 1/160	o -> 1/224	N -> 1/288
7 -> 1/64	g -> 1/192	G -> 1/320	p -> 1/448	O -> 1/576
8 -> 1/128	h -> 1/384	H -> 1/640
9 -> 1/256	i -> 1/768
0 -> 1/512

Example 1

SQ(6)ARP(1234,4)

Places the shorthand quantization corresponding to the character 6, meaning 1/32, followed by 16 notes.

Using Semicolon ; Characters

You can write ; followed by one of the quantization letters above to achieve the same as SHORTHAND_QUANTIZATION().

Example 2

;dARP(321,4)

Places the shorthand quantization corresponding to the character d, meaning 1/24, followed by 12 notes.

Snap Mode

As with the Quantization function you can specify the snapping mode. See the Quantization function for more information about snapping mode.

Mode	Shorthand Notation
FORWARDS	;a - No Extra character
BACKWARDS	;a: - Colon
NONE	;a! - Exclamation Mark

Tip

Any quantization (within the listed quantizations) is shorter to write using ; notation. However, using it does come at the cost of readability.