Q: explain what a time signature is to me, please for the love of god i cannot understand them no matter how many google searches and videos i watch
A: the top number is how many beats per bar. the bottom number gives you a hint of what note gets the beat. but the beat might not actually feel like that.... but for sure what it's telling you is: how much can fit in a bar. and in the case of 4/4 it's saying there are 4 quarter notes in the bar. If it's 6/8, they're saying there's 6 8th notes in a bar. If you're from a country that doesn't call them quarter notes and eight notes, then i could how that could make this a little opaque