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brock
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    Mind if I chime in here?  The division layout is quite unusual, but I love its versatility.  First, some answers, keeping in mind that there are multiple ways to arrive to the same destinations.  BPM manipulations among them.

    • dotted 1/8__Delay Time 1/4.  Head Div (x) @ 3/4
    • dotted 1/4__Delay Time 1/2.  Head Div (x) @ 3/4
    • dotted 1/2__Delay Time Whole.  Head Div (x) @ 3/4

    You can’t get larger than a Head Div = 1 (the Delay Time), with a dotted note being 1-1/2 times the note value.  So you can start with a Delay Time twice your intended note value.  Take fractional values of that, using “2X delay” as a baseline.  EX. – 75% of 1/2 = 150% of 1/4.

    • 1/8 triplet__Delay Time 1/4.  Head Div (x) @ 1/3 +33%
    • 1/4 triplet__Delay Time 1/2.  Head Div (x) @ 1/3 +33%
    • 1/2 triplet__Delay Time Whole.  Head Div (x) @ 1/3 +33%

    Similarly, doubling up the note value for Delay Time.  EX. – fitting three 1/8 notes, inside the span of two [1/4]. I used the percentages in triplets above for more accuracy.

    But they’re also great for thickening, accents, Haas effects, leading & lagging, varying the groove.  All those ‘oddball’ divisions?  Basically two camps: even divisions (straight 4/4s, dotted) and variations on thirds for triplets.  The finer divisions are great for customized head sequences: triplets-within-triplets, or triplets against fours.

    Bonus FX:

    • Delay Time NONE.
    • some Wow & Flutter
    • healthy amount of Feedback (< 5.0).
    • One or more Head Div set to Min.
    • Fine-tune resonance with Fdbk Path.
    • Switch between Full & Half Speed.