Salsa music has 4 beats per bar.
The top number in the time signature indicates how many beats per bar. In 6/8 time, for example, there are six beats per measure, and an eighth note is one beat.
2 4 time is when there are two crotchet beats in a bar 4 8 time is when there are four quaver beats in a bar
Well, the 8 means that there are, jeez it's hard to explain but you know how there are 4 beats in a bar? Well if there are 8 NOTES in a bar, but 4 BEATS in a bar, then that means that the 8 notes are all quavers. This means that the BEATS are all counted in QUAVERS [Taa-aas] . The 6 represents how many BEATS in a bar. This is quite unusual for a beginner because the 6 in this song means that there are 6 BEATS in a bar, not 4. Altogether, it means that there are 6 QUAVER beats in a bar. To make it easier for you, 4/4 timing: The first 4 means that there are 4 NOTES in a bar, which means that the song is counted in CROTCHETS [Taas]. The second 4 represents how many BEATS in a bar. Altogether, it means that there 4 CROTCHET beats in a bar.
A half note gets two beats, no matter what time signature you are in.
Salsa music has 4 beats per bar.
The top number in the time signature indicates how many beats per bar. In 6/8 time, for example, there are six beats per measure, and an eighth note is one beat.
2 4 time is when there are two crotchet beats in a bar 4 8 time is when there are four quaver beats in a bar
Well, the 8 means that there are, jeez it's hard to explain but you know how there are 4 beats in a bar? Well if there are 8 NOTES in a bar, but 4 BEATS in a bar, then that means that the 8 notes are all quavers. This means that the BEATS are all counted in QUAVERS [Taa-aas] . The 6 represents how many BEATS in a bar. This is quite unusual for a beginner because the 6 in this song means that there are 6 BEATS in a bar, not 4. Altogether, it means that there are 6 QUAVER beats in a bar. To make it easier for you, 4/4 timing: The first 4 means that there are 4 NOTES in a bar, which means that the song is counted in CROTCHETS [Taas]. The second 4 represents how many BEATS in a bar. Altogether, it means that there 4 CROTCHET beats in a bar.
A half note gets two beats, no matter what time signature you are in.
2/4 is an example of a time signature. The top number tells you how many beats are in the bar, in this example 2. The bottom of the time signature tells you what type of beats they are: in this case they are crotchet beats because of the 4. 2 on the bottom means minum beats, you can sometimes get 1 for semibreves and 8 is for measuring in quaver beats. These are the most common I think. If you have 8 on the bottom and the top number is a multiple of 3 I think you tend to count in dotted crotchet beats. You divide the top number by 3 to get the number of dotted crotchet beats per bar. I.e. 9/8 is 3 dotted crotchet beats per bar. I apologise for going off on a tangent there but hope that's useful too. So, 2/4 means 2 crotchet beats per bar. (It's simple duple time; duple because there are two beats in a bar and simple because they are crotchet beats. Dotted crotchet beats would make it compound).
If a time signature is 4/4, there are four crotchet beats per bar, so a maximum of four crotchet beats can be fitted into each bar. In 3/4, there are three crotchet beats per bar. in 6/8, there are six quavers per bar, and this gives a lilting feel. This could also be translated at 2 dotted crotchets per bar.
A 4 at the top of a time signature indicates that there are 4 beats in the bar of what ever the bottom number is in the time signature. For example in 4/4 times there is 4 quarter note beats. In 4/8 there is 4 eighth note beats.
If there are two beats in a bar then it is in duple meter, also called March time. 2/4 is the most common form of duple meter, however, 2/8 and 2/2 are used as well. In compound time 6/8 is also a form of duple meter.
Go to Options > General Settings In that screen click 'Project' on the very bottom left. You'll see a box with the tag 'Time division' which will allow you to set the Steps per beat and Beats per bar in the project. By default it's on 4/4, but if you adjust the 'Beats per bar' box to 3, the time division throughout the entire project will help you to stay in 3/4 time. Another example is if you set the Beats per bar to 6 and the Steps ber beat to 8 then your project will be in 6/8 time.
Technically, beats are made up of pulses. For example, in 4/4 time 1 beat is 1 pulse. In 6/8 time I beat is 3 pulses (remember, 6/8 time is 2 dotted crotchet beats per bar / 6 quaver pulses).
8 beats.....I think......