I need help changing my time signature to 17/8 in waveform 13 free
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- KVRer
- 1 posts since 17 Jun, 2026
I tried changing it but the default options didn't show one for 17. I tried to manually edit it and it didn't work. Please help me out thanks
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- KVRAF
- 4891 posts since 3 Jan, 2003 from Vancouver
I don't think that you can. Maybe you can fake it with alternating time signatures that add up to 17 (eg one bar of 12/8 and one of 5/8).
If there is a way to use more than 16 beats, I have never seen it. I also tried using Magda, which is based on the Tracktion engine. It almost kinda seemed* to allow 17 beats, although it might have just been a bug. I was using an older version and in the latest version, 16 is the max.
* The transport showed 17 but the bars in the arrangement view were actually only 16.
If there is a way to use more than 16 beats, I have never seen it. I also tried using Magda, which is based on the Tracktion engine. It almost kinda seemed* to allow 17 beats, although it might have just been a bug. I was using an older version and in the latest version, 16 is the max.
* The transport showed 17 but the bars in the arrangement view were actually only 16.
Surely there must be consensus by now...
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- KVRian
- 766 posts since 25 Jul, 2010 from Northern Ireland
it's possible ( with a workaround ) ! Set your time signature to 16/8 , save the project , close Waveform. Now open the NameOfYourSong.tracktionedit file in a text editor and search for the TIMESIG string and change the numerator to 17 and save the file. Now restart waveform and the changes should stick and you will have your desired signature.
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