2 Measure Repeat with Playback in 2.0

• Sep 30, 2014 - 20:18

Here is my solution for having a 2-measure repeat symbol that actually has an audible repeating function when you use the Playback function, or export an audio file from MuseScore:

Measures 1 and 2 = The measures before the repeat symbol.
Measures 3 and 4 = The measures containing the repeat symbol.

1) Copy everything in Measures 1 and 2, and paste it in Measures 3 and 4.
2) Hold cmd (on a Mac) and individually select each note-head in Measures 3 and 4.
3) In the Inspector, uncheck "Visible."
4) Hold cmd (on a Mac) and individually select each note-stem in Measures 3 and 4.
5) In the Inspector, uncheck "Visible."
6) Hold cmd (on a Mac) and individually select each rest in Measures 3 and 4.
7) In the Inspector, uncheck "Visible."
8) Go to the Master Palette and click on Symbols on the left list. Or, type "z."
9) Find the symbol for 2-Measure Repeat, and insert it over Measure 3.
10) Drag the repeat symbol to the exact middle of the barline between Measure 3 and 4.
11) Select measure 4, and add Staff Text "2" without the quotes.
12) Change the font of the Staff Text to "MScore" and the font size to 25.
13) Drag the "2" directly above the 2-Measure-Repeat sign.

This is what it looks like in MuseScore:
In MuseScore.JPG

This is what it looks like once exported as a PDF:
As PDF.JPG

If you use this a lot, I would recommend dragging the 2-Measure Repeat symbol into your Repeat Palette, or somewhere else that is convenient.

Attachment Size
As PDF.JPG 15.25 KB
In MuseScore.JPG 16.03 KB

Comments

In step 9, rather than inserting it over measure 3, insert it over measure 4. Then when you drag it to the barline between measure 3 and 4, it is being positioned relative to the start of measure 4, so it will stay in the correct position if the measure width is stretched or squeezed.

FWIW, while I appreciate the ingenuity of the approaches described here, I rather prefer a different one as being more flexible and generally useful (eg, spacing is good, works cleanly if there other staves as well that don't need measure repeats, etc).

My approach is to only worry about the appearance on the main staff, then add a separate staff and copy the notes there for playback, then mark that staff invisible. That's the approach I use for other things like putting in accompaniment parts or improvised solos for playback where the score/parts will jut show slash notation, or complex ornament playback, etc.

Nice

My preferred method of doing this is to create a new staff of the instrument in question. Then I edit one of these to have the repeats and mute it.

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