3/4 time not showing in Bar Editor

Duncan_Clee · Post by **Duncan_Clee** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:06 pm

Hi. Forgive what may be an obvious question but how do you get the Bar Editor to display 3/4 time? The tempo indicator is showing 3/4, I've got Jazz Waltz style selected but the Bar Editor seems to be showing 4/4 to my eyes. What have I missed?

Thanks, Duncan

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lpe75m0lo2e1w ... e.PNG?dl=0

Azimuth (Archive) · Post by **Azimuth (Archive)** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:39 pm

The Bar Editor appears to be showing 3 groups of 4 beats in the picture which is correct. Am I missing something?

Duncan_Clee · Post by **Duncan_Clee** » Sun Dec 05, 2021 2:46 pm

Three groups (beats) of 4 quarter beats, actually, but it's only looping one bar so I'm misreading my own project! Oops...

However, it doesn't exactly sound right, which I think was confusing me. The snares are wrong, surely. One late and one early...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tw1j5p1o662yi ... e.m4a?dl=0

Darius_Javidan · Post by **Darius_Javidan** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:55 pm

Hi Duncan_Clee,
I am new to Jamsitx and I am trying to run the Jazz Walz.
When I build the Chorus, I get a 4/4 time signature, not 3/4 as on your screen shot. I wonder why. Can you please tell me if you had to change any setting in the software to get 3/4?
Thanks,
Darius

Azimuth (Archive) · Post by **Azimuth (Archive)** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 4:09 pm

Hi Darius,
Welcome to the forum. In the Song Sheet, double click the Song Part and a separate window will open where you can set the time signature along with several other settings.

Darius_Javidan · Post by **Darius_Javidan** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:41 pm

Hi Azimuth,
thanks for welcoming me!
When I double click the Song Part, I get the exact same window as the one that Duncan shows at the top of this post, except that the time signature is 4/4, and it is greyed - I cannot change it.
Does the time signature has something to do with settings in the VST host?

Azimuth (Archive) · Post by **Azimuth (Archive)** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:57 pm

Under Options>General Options is "Allow Time Sig Changes" enabled? I thought that was enabled by default but maybe not.

Darius_Javidan · Post by **Darius_Javidan** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:14 pm

Yes, "Allow Time Sig Changes" was enabled by default. Guess who changed the setting...
Thanks Azimuth

Azimuth (Archive) · Post by **Azimuth (Archive)** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:20 pm

You're welcome. One other thing to remember regarding time sigs is if your Song Parts are linked, the time sig (and everything else) is the same between the parent and child parts. If you change it in the parent part (the only one you can change) it will also change in the child parts.

Darius_Javidan · Post by **Darius_Javidan** » Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:42 pm

Thanks Azimuth.
I am still trying to get the Jazz Waltz running smoothly in 3/4, but I am not there yet.
Here is my sequence:
- in the BUILD area I click on Reset
- I click on DRUM STYLE and load Jazz & Swing / Jazz Waltz
- the DUMMER is default (James Stix)
- the DRUM KIT is default (Rock - Default - Natural)
- no Jamcussion
- I create a song structure with INTRO (I), VERSE (V) and CHORUS (C)
- I click on Create Song
If I double click on any of the Song Parts, I see that the time signature is 4/4.
I can modify the signautre to 3/4 manually in each Part, but the rythm does not sound right at all.
Am I missing something?