Paul,

You may have made a mistake in the DAW when you set the time signature. This is a common mistake.m
6/8 with triplet feel has three 8th notes per beat. So the DAW (e.g. Reaper) typically gives you two options. To either:

For a triplet feel 6/8 song, in your DAW

(Right!) - set 6/8 as a compound time signature with THREE 8th notes per beat, and you tap your foot every three 8th notes. .
Or
(Wrong!) - set 6/8 as TWO 8th notes per beat and you tap your foot every two 8th notes



Here’s an example of someone who has made a mistake in their DAW
“I have a midi track in my DAW that is in 6/8 time. Tempo is set to quarter note = 80; i.e. dotted quarter note = 53.“

Once that mistake has been made, the user will be very confused about tempos. Because almost all 6/8 are triplet feel, which means the tempo of the song is 53. Yet the user is referring to a tempo of 80, and nothing in the song has a tempo of 80. The user needs to set to 6/8 compound time signature, which means three 8th notes per beat. Most DAWS allow this (like reaper)

Have Fun!
Peter Gannon
PG Music Inc.