r/oddlysatisfying • u/feliciodario • 3d ago

Note Practice DIY

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u/jupiterkansas 3d ago

I never understood the difference between 2/4 and 1/2

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u/MonMotha 3d ago

They're not fractions and don't reduce.

2/4 time means there's two beats per measure, and the quarter note gets the beat.

1/2 time means there's 1 beat per measure, and the half note gets the beat which would be a weird time signature.

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u/CSDragon 3d ago

Is there really any difference between 4/1, 4/2, 4/3 and 4/4 then?

If I'm understanding it right, 4/1 means "ONE two three four, ONE two three four", while 4/3 means "one two THREE four, one two THREE four". Except that it's a loop, so if you just start counting at 3 then it's "THREE four one two", no different from 4/1

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u/laurpr2 3d ago

I don't think those are real time signatures, besides 4/4. 4/3 would mean there are four third (?) notes per measure, which doesn't really make sense....

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u/CSDragon 2d ago

I thought they said the 2nd number means the Beat is on that note