Time signatures in Cubase

Hi,

I have a question about time signatures in Cubase SX 3. When I'm
writing a song, I don't write it in linear order. I usually

write different parts at different places in the project window and
then combine then at the end.

Now when I try to change the time signature in the first part, the
time signatures changes in the later parts shifts. The

reason for this is that the position information of the parts is based
on the number of beats (i.e. the number of quarter

beats from the beginning of the song) rather than the number of bars
from the beginning of the song.

For example suppose that you create a part at the beginning of the
10th bar in a 4/4 time signature and change the time

signature to 5/4 after 2 bars (at the beginning of the 12th bar). Now
this means that there are 40 quarter beats from the

beginning of the song to the beginning of the part. Now if you change
the time signature at the beginning of the 7th bar to

3/4, the beginning of the part moves to the beginning of the 11th bar
and so the time signature changes from that point

shifts backwards. This causes a lot of problems because I use
signature changes a lot in my songs

My questions are the following:

1) Is there still a similar problem in later versions of Cubase?
2) I'm wondering if there is any way to divide the whole project into
big parts in such a way that changes in one part

doesn't effect the other parts (something like, more than 1 starting
point in the project)
3) Any other suggestions, comments?

Thanks.

Ali

Investigate the Master Track. You can section your songs and set different
tempos/time signatures at different parts of the song

_flare_ schreef:

> I have a question about time signatures in Cubase SX 3. When I'm
> writing a song, I don't write it in linear order. I usually
> write different parts at different places in the project window and
> then combine then at the end.
> Now when I try to change the time signature in the first part, the
> time signatures changes in the later parts shifts. The
> reason for this is that the position information of the parts is based
> on the number of beats (i.e. the number of quarter
> beats from the beginning of the song) rather than the number of bars
> from the beginning of the song.

<snip>

> My questions are the following:
>
> 1) Is there still a similar problem in later versions of Cubase?
> 2) I'm wondering if there is any way to divide the whole project into
> big parts in such a way that changes in one part
> doesn't effect the other parts (something like, more than 1 starting
> point in the project)
> 3) Any other suggestions, comments?

With respect, but I think this is the way it is supposed to work and I
don't see the problem in it. It may take getting used to it though. The
point is that not the number of bars is constant, but the number of
beats. Keep that in mind when moving parts, or inserting or deleting time.
And yes, there is the Master track, but I wouldn't recommend playing
with that if the above methods still gives you headaches .

To be specific, it works the same way in Cubase 5.

Jos.

--
Ardis Park Music
www.ardispark.nl

_flare_ schreef:

> I have a question about time signatures in Cubase SX 3. When I'm
> writing a song, I don't write it in linear order. I usually
> write different parts at different places in the project window and
> then combine then at the end.
> Now when I try to change the time signature in the first part, the
> time signatures changes in the later parts shifts. The
> reason for this is that the position information of the parts is based
> on the number of beats (i.e. the number of quarter
> beats from the beginning of the song) rather than the number of bars
> from the beginning of the song.

<snip>

> My questions are the following:
>
> 1) Is there still a similar problem in later versions of Cubase?
> 2) I'm wondering if there is any way to divide the whole project into
> big parts in such a way that changes in one part
> doesn't effect the other parts (something like, more than 1 starting
> point in the project)
> 3) Any other suggestions, comments?

With respect, but I think this is the way it is supposed to work and I
don't see the problem in it. It may take getting used to it though. The
point is that not the number of bars is constant, but the number of
beats. Keep that in mind when moving parts, or inserting or deleting time.
And yes, there is the Master track, but I wouldn't recommend playing
with that if the above methods still gives you headaches .

To be specific, it works the same way in Cubase 5.

Jos.

--
Ardis Park Music
www.ardispark.nl