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PVibe · Post by **PVibe** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 2:02 am

hello

in project general settings i set bar to 6 and beat to 2 (=eighth note) do i am right for 6/8?

i searched on the net but people only change the bar to 6 only. i'm confused because i think if beat is set to 4 step it shows a quarter note and for 6/8 it have to change to 2 (eighth note) because eighth note gets a beat.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 3:44 am

PVibe · Post by **PVibe** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:09 am

thanks but i don't think this correct. the bar have to be 6 mean 6 beat per bar not 8 on this pic

Chapelle · Post by **Chapelle** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:36 am

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:55 pm

As FL Studio does not have proper support for anything other than straight 4/4 don't bother. Better use another DAW for that.

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:49 pm

It's kind of stupid and it took me a while to figure out, but it's actually simple:

For any time signature expressed as "X/Y", Bar is X and Beat is 16/Y.

4/4 = Bar 4, Beat 4
3/4 = Bar 3, Beat 4
6/8 = Bar 6, Beat 2
13/8 = Bar 13, Beat 2

In standard music notation, note value is taken as a fraction -- "4" is a quater note, "8" is an eighth note, etc.

In FL Studio, "Beat" is the number of 16ths that represent a beat.

In both, the top number is the number of beats in a bar.

robotmonkey wrote:As FL Studio does not have proper support for anything other than straight 4/4 don't bother. Better use another DAW for that.

Bull. I've done dozens of tracks in FL Studio in 6/8 or odd time signatures. Where it lacks is the ability to specify 32 notes or smaller as the beat size (no big deal), or the ability to change time signatures within a song (which many other DAWs also don't have, but you can work around it).

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:54 pm

PVibe wrote:thanks but i don't think this correct. the bar have to be 6 mean 6 beat per bar not 8 on this pic

A time signature of 6/8 means count 6 eighth notes to each bar. This is also a very often-used time signature. You would count the beat: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on…

http://www.studybass.com/lessons/readin ... ignatures/

look at this pic...1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,.1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6
6/8 time

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:27 pm

"Where it lacks is the ability to specify 32 notes or smaller as the beat size (no big deal), "

a pita if you want to work this way.. strange they would not support it though.

"or the ability to change time signatures within a song (which many other DAWs also don't have, but you can work around it)."

This is the problem. not sure there are any other daws that do not have a easy way to add multiple time signatures in a song. what daws do not?

it's the ONE thing I have been waiting years to see in FL

YEARS

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:39 pm

PVibe wrote:hello

in project general settings i set bar to 6 and beat to 2 (=eighth note) do i am right for 6/8?

i searched on the net but people only change the bar to 6 only. i'm confused because i think if beat is set to 4 step it shows a quarter note and for 6/8 it have to change to 2 (eighth note) because eighth note gets a beat.

thats right!

memyselfandus · Post by **memyselfandus** » Fri May 09, 2014 2:27 pm

looks like they are adding easy multiple time sigs in version 12

fandango · Post by **fandango** » Fri May 09, 2014 3:05 pm

memyselfandus wrote:looks like they are adding easy multiple time sigs in version 12

ORLY?

Was that mentioned on the alpha forum somewhere?

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Fri May 09, 2014 10:22 pm

Hink wrote:
PVibe wrote:thanks but i don't think this correct. the bar have to be 6 mean 6 beat per bar not 8 on this pic

A time signature of 6/8 means count 6 eighth notes to each bar. This is also a very often-used time signature. You would count the beat: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on…
look at this pic...1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,.1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,6
6/8 time

Well, read foosnark's explanation, actually read it. It's counterintuitive but he showed you how it works. EG: "2 beats" = <8th notes> because 8ths = 2 16ths. I think that's completely goofy but whatever.

I think we're all clear on what 6/8 is.

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Fri May 09, 2014 10:30 pm

foosnark wrote:
robotmonkey wrote:As FL Studio does not have proper support for anything other than straight 4/4 don't bother. Better use another DAW for that.
I've done dozens of tracks in FL Studio in 6/8 or odd time signatures. Where it lacks is the ability to specify 32 notes or smaller as the beat size (no big deal), or the ability to change time signatures within a song (which many other DAWs also don't have, but you can work around it).

Which DAWs? What is the workaround? This is a serious deficiency I think. I'm actually quite taken aback.
Also, you're saying not being able to define 32 as the denominator is no problem? For you it isn't, I need more than that.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:32 pm

memyselfandus wrote:looks like they are adding easy multiple time sigs in version 12

Did this happen? Not at home and I've started wondering.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:34 pm

foosnark wrote:It's kind of stupid and it took me a while to figure out, but it's actually simple:

For any time signature expressed as "X/Y", Bar is X and Beat is 16/Y.

4/4 = Bar 4, Beat 4
3/4 = Bar 3, Beat 4
6/8 = Bar 6, Beat 2
13/8 = Bar 13, Beat 2

In standard music notation, note value is taken as a fraction -- "4" is a quater note, "8" is an eighth note, etc.

In FL Studio, "Beat" is the number of 16ths that represent a beat.

In both, the top number is the number of beats in a bar.

Very useful. Thank you.

how to change time signature to 6/8 in fl studio? i'm confused