duple meter, also known as duple time) is a musical metre characterized by a primary division of 2 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 2 and multiples (simple) or 6 and multiples (compound) in the upper figure of the time signature, with 22 (cut time), 24, and 68 (at a fast tempo) being the most common examples.
Shown below are a simple and a compound duple drum pattern.
The most common time signature in rock, blues, country, funk, and pop is 44.
Quadruple metre (also quadruple time) is a musical metre characterized in modern practice by a primary division of 4 beats to the bar,[2] usually indicated by 4 in the upper figure of the time signature, with 44 (common time, also notated as ) being the most common example.
Shown below are a simple and a compound quadruple drum pattern.