hits/chord changes on an upbeat

[btng]

Is there any way to put a chord change on an 8th note rather than a quarter note? Like, if I have a song in 4/4 and I want the change to come on the & of 1. Specifically I have a song in 9/8 and I want the change to come on the fifth 8th note of the measure.

[dflat]

Is there any way to put a chord change on an 8th note rather than a quarter note? ...

Probably not, but you could try with chord placement in the bar - being 9/8 if you have 4 spaces in the bar, put the chord in the last beat? Or have 8 spaces per bar (if it plays in 9/8) and try on the 6th 7th or 8th?
We are aware we need to have more specific styles out for different time signatures and rhythms in the future.

[GerRees]

Glad this was brought up, I was trying to add jingles by wes montgommery to my playlist last night but gave up when I realised I couldnt add the kicks and it sounded very square...

[tyroneshuz]

Glad this was brought up, I was trying to add jingles by wes montgommery to my playlist last night but gave up when I realised I couldnt add the kicks and it sounded very square...

I haven't tried this yet, but would a possible workaround be to use 8/8 time for a 4/4 tune, or 18/16 time for the 9/8 time the OP was trying to get across?