diff --git a/include/DataFile.h b/include/DataFile.h
index b504f93cb17..2a7cdb0a0fc 100644
--- a/include/DataFile.h
+++ b/include/DataFile.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT DataFile : public QDomDocument
 	void upgrade_automationNodes();
 	void upgrade_extendedNoteRange();
 	void upgrade_defaultTripleOscillatorHQ();
+	void upgrade_ppqn();
 
 	// List of all upgrade methods
 	static const std::vector<UpgradeMethod> UPGRADE_METHODS;
diff --git a/include/MidiTime.h b/include/MidiTime.h
index 952b4b6d596..d524a889383 100644
--- a/include/MidiTime.h
+++ b/include/MidiTime.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "lmms_basics.h"
 
 // note: a bar was erroneously called "tact" in older versions of LMMS
-const int DefaultTicksPerBar = 192;
+const int DefaultTicksPerBar = 1920;
 const int DefaultStepsPerBar = 16;
 const int DefaultBeatsPerBar = DefaultTicksPerBar / DefaultStepsPerBar;
 
diff --git a/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp b/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
index 90ee358f1b1..7e64a0cf01b 100644
--- a/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
+++ b/plugins/MidiImport/MidiImport.cpp
@@ -536,10 +536,10 @@ bool MidiImport::readSMF( TrackContainer* tc )
 			{
 				smfMidiChannel * ch = chs[evt->chan].create(tc, trackName, mappingForChannel(evt->chan));
 				Alg_note_ptr noteEvt = dynamic_cast<Alg_note_ptr>( evt );
-				int ticks = noteEvt->get_duration() * ticksPerBeat;
+				int ticks = std::round(noteEvt->get_duration() * ticksPerBeat);
 				//int pitchCorrection = ch->it_inst->flags() & Instrument::IsMidiBased ? 0 : -12;
 				Note n( (ticks < 1 ? 1 : ticks ),
-						noteEvt->get_start_time() * ticksPerBeat,
+						std::round(noteEvt->get_start_time() * ticksPerBeat),
 						noteEvt->get_identifier(),
 						std::round(noteEvt->get_loud() * (200.f / 127.f))); // Map from MIDI velocity to LMMS volume
 				ch->addNote( n );
diff --git a/src/core/DataFile.cpp b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
index ec9056be2ae..0ef06f49259 100644
--- a/src/core/DataFile.cpp
+++ b/src/core/DataFile.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ const std::vector<DataFile::UpgradeMethod> DataFile::UPGRADE_METHODS = {
 	&DataFile::upgrade_1_1_91           ,   &DataFile::upgrade_1_2_0_rc3,
 	&DataFile::upgrade_1_3_0            ,   &DataFile::upgrade_noHiddenClipNames,
 	&DataFile::upgrade_automationNodes  ,   &DataFile::upgrade_extendedNoteRange,
-	&DataFile::upgrade_defaultTripleOscillatorHQ
+	&DataFile::upgrade_defaultTripleOscillatorHQ,
+	&DataFile::upgrade_ppqn
 };
 
 // Vector of all versions that have upgrade routines.
@@ -1759,6 +1760,57 @@ void DataFile::upgrade_defaultTripleOscillatorHQ()
 }
 
 
+/** \brief Default PPQN has been changed from 48 to 480
+ *
+ * Older projects will be shortened by 10 times without this upgrade routine
+ */
+void DataFile::upgrade_ppqn()
+{
+	const int scaleFactor = 10; // 48 to 480
+	auto scaleAttr = [scaleFactor] (QDomElement& e, const QString& name) {
+		e.setAttribute(name, e.attribute(name).toInt() * scaleFactor);
+	};
+
+	QDomNodeList aps = elementsByTagName("automationpattern");
+	for (int i = 0; i < aps.size(); ++i)
+	{
+		QDomElement ap = aps.item(i).toElement();
+		scaleAttr(ap, "pos");
+		scaleAttr(ap, "len");
+
+		QDomNodeList times = ap.elementsByTagName("time");
+		for (int j=0; j < times.size(); ++j)
+		{
+			QDomElement el = times.item(j).toElement();
+			scaleAttr(el, "pos");
+		}
+	}
+
+	QDomNodeList ps = elementsByTagName("pattern");
+	for (int i = 0; i < ps.size(); ++i)
+	{
+		QDomElement p = ps.item(i).toElement();
+		scaleAttr(p, "pos");
+
+		QDomNodeList notes = p.elementsByTagName("note");
+		for (int j=0; j < notes.size(); ++j)
+		{
+			QDomElement el = notes.item(j).toElement();
+			scaleAttr(el, "pos");
+			scaleAttr(el, "len");
+		}
+	}
+
+	QDomNodeList stcos = elementsByTagName("sampletco");
+	for (int i = 0; i < stcos.size(); ++i)
+	{
+		QDomElement stco = stcos.item(i).toElement();
+		scaleAttr(stco, "pos");
+		scaleAttr(stco, "len");
+	}
+}
+
+
 void DataFile::upgrade()
 {
 	// Runs all necessary upgrade methods
diff --git a/src/core/VstSyncController.cpp b/src/core/VstSyncController.cpp
index c09ce946b45..56b8aa8491c 100644
--- a/src/core/VstSyncController.cpp
+++ b/src/core/VstSyncController.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,11 @@ VstSyncController::~VstSyncController()
 
 void VstSyncController::setAbsolutePosition( double ticks )
 {
+	const double ppqn = DefaultTicksPerBar / 4.0;
 #ifdef VST_SNC_LATENCY
-	m_syncData->ppqPos = ( ( ticks + 0 ) / 48.0 ) - m_syncData->m_latency;
+	m_syncData->ppqPos = ( ( ticks + 0 ) / ppqn ) - m_syncData->m_latency;
 #else
-	m_syncData->ppqPos = ( ( ticks + 0 ) / 48.0 );
+	m_syncData->ppqPos = ( ( ticks + 0 ) / ppqn );
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -111,9 +112,10 @@ void VstSyncController::setTempo( int newTempo )
 
 void VstSyncController::startCycle( int startTick, int endTick )
 {
+	const float ppqn = DefaultTicksPerBar / 4.0f;
 	m_syncData->isCycle = true;
-	m_syncData->cycleStart = startTick / (float)48;
-	m_syncData->cycleEnd = endTick / (float)48;
+	m_syncData->cycleStart = startTick / ppqn;
+	m_syncData->cycleEnd = endTick / ppqn;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp b/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp
index 4e718a1d880..60d784e700e 100644
--- a/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp
+++ b/src/core/midi/MidiTime.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,6 @@ double MidiTime::ticksToMilliseconds( tick_t ticks, bpm_t beatsPerMinute )
 
 double MidiTime::ticksToMilliseconds(double ticks, bpm_t beatsPerMinute)
 {
-	// 60 * 1000 / 48 = 1250
-	return ( ticks * 1250 ) / beatsPerMinute;
+	const double msOfTickAt1Bpm = 240000.0 / DefaultTicksPerBar;
+	return ( ticks * msOfTickAt1Bpm ) / beatsPerMinute;
 }