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17.3.2 What is the Virtual Quantum used for?


Unlike the Global Quantum, the Virtual Quantum is NOT used for any technical purpose such as Track Sequencer Synchronization or Ableton Link Synchronization. It is only used in the Song Arranger, and only as a visual help and to snap-in and resize Song Events to logical dimensions.


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As a matter of course, you can also snap-in or resize Song Events to the Global Quantum.


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But in many situations it is helpful to have different dimensions for Global and Virtual Quantum, because the logical or structural size of song events does not always match with the technical dimension that is used for synchronization.


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