Time Sig Help

Carvin_Abuser · Post by **Carvin_Abuser** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:16 am

Having trouble figuring out the time signature of this beat. Any help would be appreciated.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tm296rbnu39frl8/Beat.mp3?dl=0

paul_46038 · Post by **paul_46038** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:02 pm

Sounds like 7/8 to me, counted as I think of it...

ONE and TWO and THREE and a...

Carvin_Abuser · Post by **Carvin_Abuser** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:24 pm

You are right, many thanks!

The rhythm I'm working on consists of 5 bars of this 7/8 pattern, but it needs to restart on the 3rd beat of the last bar. Is this possible with Jamstix?

Post by **Ralph @ Rayzoon** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:41 am

Carvin_Abuser wrote:The rhythm I'm working on consists of 5 bars of this 7/8 pattern, but it needs to restart on the 3rd beat of the last bar. Is this possible with Jamstix?

It would need a compound time sig with one part of 4 bars in 7/8 and then one part with a single bar in 2/8. Repeat and rinse. Alternatively, you can do 3 bars of 7/8 in the first part and one bar of 9/8 in the second part.

Carvin_Abuser · Post by **Carvin_Abuser** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:28 pm

Thanks. How is this done? Do I make 2 different patterns, one in 7/8 and one in 2/8, then use the song sheet to string them together?

Post by **Ralph @ Rayzoon** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:59 am

Yes, create two parts, set their time sigs correctly and then paste them consecutively as needed. Also, the host needs to do the time sig switches at all part changes as well. It's a bit of a pain to set up because VST time sig comms with the host are rudimentary.

Carvin_Abuser · Post by **Carvin_Abuser** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:39 pm

I'm having trouble with another time signature. Any help would be appreciated.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lo4a7q7rajrln ... 2.mp3?dl=0

thats_rayor · Post by **thats_rayor** » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:04 pm

Carvin_Abuser wrote:I'm having trouble with another time signature. Any help would be appreciated.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lo4a7q7rajrln ... 2.mp3?dl=0

Hi Carvin,

If that beat loops the way it is it would probably be in 5/4 (it almost sounds like 4/4 without context). It also sounds like it's shuffled though I'm not sure of the most straightforward way to achieve this with JS. Usually I import a style I know is shuffled (eg jazz/swing, blues) and edit from there.

Knopf_ · Post by **Knopf_** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:22 am

A little more context, more bars, it would help a lot, but if I assume this is just exactly a bar, for me sounds like 5/4.

Carvin_Abuser · Post by **Carvin_Abuser** » Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:19 pm

Thanks for the replies. I tried 5/4 and that didn't work. The closest I can get is 3/4. It loops at the right time, but the strange thing is that after the first bar, the first kick hit is off by 1 beat, meaning that it doesn't line up with the rhythm of the music. Does anyone know what is causing this?