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Originally Posted by Mellow_D
How is it different than 3/4 times being just "doubled"?
It sounds like 3/4 being played consecutively, like 3/4 followed by 3/4, if the way I put makes sense? (I'm still awkward in the literacy aspect, I apologize, the way I word things.)
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The answer is in the numbers of the time signatures. 3/4 means three quarter notes, or quavers, per bar. 6/8 means six eighth notes, or semiquavers, per bar.
The point about time signatures is that they come from notation and is all about how the notes are written down but this can get overlooked by people who don't use notation.
6/8 can sound like fast 3/4 but in fact careful listening will reveal differences in emphasis.