Additive and Complex Meters

• Jan 30, 2020 - 23:46

I know there are several "back-door" fixes to this, but what is the <> method for notating complex meters, both the "2+2+3/8" sort, as well as the "3/4=6/8" sort. Where are the appropriate articles in the handbook?


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I know there are several "back-door" fixes to this, but what is the method for notating complex meters, both the "2+2+3/8" sort, as well as the "3/4=6/8" sort. Where are the appropriate articles in the handbook?

I know there are several "back-door" fixes to this, but what is the EASIEST method for notating complex meters, both the "2+2+3/8" sort, as well as the "3/4=6/8" sort. Where are the appropriate articles in the handbook? (my attempts to highlight the word "easiest" didn't tranfer right.)

Can you be more clear about what specifically you are wanting help with? Actually creating the time signature, or notation the music itself? And what specifically about notating the music would you mean if the latter? Beaming, maybe?

For more info on creating the time signature, see the Handbook under Time signatures.
For more info on beams, see Beams

In reply to by Marc Sabatella

Thanx, Marc. Actually, I realize that additive meter time signatures (the 2+2+3/8 variety) are easily created and well-supports by the "create time signature" option under the time signature palette. As for the other variety, see the attached file: I created the time signature by entering the 3/4, then "creating" the "=6/8" by adding elements from the symbols palette (and adjusting the beaming appropriately). It works, but I was wondering if there is a more direct route.

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