


The number of 'beats' you choose simply has to be divisible by the number of true beats in your signature. I simply gave an example of how to program in 3/4 time within fl studio. 12/8 is twelve eighth notes per measure or mathematically equivalent to six quarter notes but with a different feel. 3/4 time is obviously three quarter notes per measure. There is no way to simply specify a time signature it is how you compose the music that gives the feel. I guess my choice to use theoretical terminology is what caused the confusion. I was simply explaining how to set the DAW up so that you are able to program in the feel of different time signatures and used 3/4 as an example of how to get the feel right. Essentially you could leave the bars at 1 and just make sure your beat count is divisible by the number of beats in your desired time signature. Fl studio doesn't use standard notation or time signatures.
