hi, I'll cut to the chase,
my song is in 4/4 in some parts, but then goes off soemwhere else. How can I tell the time sig at that (or any) point?
Tim sig help
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- KVRAF
- 8389 posts since 11 Apr, 2003 from back on the hillside again - but now with a garden!
..count evenly to get the number of units per repetition. It may be that you have to count twice as fast, that would suggest a higher number on the bottom.
Generally when working out time sigs I count in quavers (eighths) anyway, then watch for the accents to see how that suggests bar lines, and from that get the sig (or sigs).
Can you post a 30 second snippet or something, and we could help out?
DSP
Generally when working out time sigs I count in quavers (eighths) anyway, then watch for the accents to see how that suggests bar lines, and from that get the sig (or sigs).
Can you post a 30 second snippet or something, and we could help out?
DSP
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- KVRAF
- 2139 posts since 15 Jul, 2003 from ex-NJ, PA
4/4 means: 4 beats per measure (the numerator), quarter note gets 1 beat (the denominator). Translates to 4 quarter notes per measure.
You'll have to decide how those other parts "feel" -- how is the "phrasing?" Does the phrasing cover x beats? Does each beat feel like 8th notes?...etc.
Is it like Mission Impossible Theme: 5/4
Or Money by Pink Floyd/Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel: 7/4
Or Subdivisions by Rush: 7/8 (predominantly)
There is no hard-fast rule...if you need to switch between time signatures as the song progresses, do it.
You'll have to decide how those other parts "feel" -- how is the "phrasing?" Does the phrasing cover x beats? Does each beat feel like 8th notes?...etc.
Is it like Mission Impossible Theme: 5/4
Or Money by Pink Floyd/Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel: 7/4
Or Subdivisions by Rush: 7/8 (predominantly)
There is no hard-fast rule...if you need to switch between time signatures as the song progresses, do it.