Working with Grid Editor – 2 Questions

[pacificm]

The Grid Editor is a grid with the instruments displayed horizontally on the left.  A series of lines are displayed vertically.  A tilted square at the intersection of a horizontal location with a vertical location represents a note played on that instrument at that time.  My questions have to do with the lines and placement of squares.

1. What do the vertical lines represent?  Quarter notes?  If not, what do they represent?
2. Placing squares on the lines creates sounds on the beat.  But, how would you create sounds “offbeat”?  It seems as if the squares only want to be located on the vertical lines.  So, if that is the case, how do you create sounds “offbeat”?

Thanks!

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.3.6
Operating system: macOS Big Sur (11)

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[Shootie]

1. Vertical Lines represent whatever is selected in the Resolution Button above. (though sometimes you must zoom in to see shorter note durations like 16 or 32nd notes)
2. Deselect Snap. It’s a button above.

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[Greybelly]

https://www.toontrack.com/manual/superior-drummer-3/7/7-3-edit-midi-edit-play-style-and-the-grid-editor/#7-3-2-the-grid-editor-2

 
Snap and Resolution menu
When engaged the Snap option will cause all notes to conform to the grid. The visible grid is based upon the zoom level (i.e.  the more zoomed in  you are, the more grid lines available). Opening the Resolution menu will allow you to choose the note division for the snapping of notes. When moved, notes will snap to this determined value regardless of the grid lines that are displayed. There is also an Auto option. This forces the note to snap to the very next grid line that is displayed, and thus determined by the zoom level.  The single Resolution menu is used by the Snap, Quantize, Swing, Randomize, and Nudge features.

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