question about makenote

Cheng Chien-Wen's icon

I just opened the help file for vat~, and noticed that there is an argument "4n" for makenote object. (makenote 60 4n)

I can't understand what "4n" stands for. Why is it written as "4n" instead of an integer ?

Please help. Thanks.

double_UG's icon

look in Help under Time Value Syntax
Max Tutorial 19
4n = Quarter note