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How do you add navigation instructions, like "to interlude" or "Fine", to the right-hand end of a Volta?
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How do you add navigation instructions, like "to interlude" or "Fine", to the right-hand end of a Volta?
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Click the volta
In the inspector (F8) in the section "text line details" check the
End textcheckboxEnter your text in the now available field, change text alignment to right-aligned
If your "Fine" should be recognized after a jump instruction however, don't add it as the end text of the volta; but add a real Fine marker text from the "Repeat & Jumps" palette
In reply to Click the volta In the… by jeetee
Followed your instructions but problem happened as follows:
1. Clicked the volta (1)
2. Clicked END TEXT check-box, text field appeared.
3, Clicked in text field, text field closed and cursor jumped to OFFSET X box.
4. ???
In reply to Followed your instructions… by Dicki
I've seen that happen once or twice as well.
Just check the "End Text" box again
In reply to I've seen that happen once… by jeetee
Yea, that worked but now the second volta is ignored. Don't know why but the sequence of events is as follows:
The first volta plays, jumps to Interlude, Interlude plays, jumps to Segno, continues playing, first volta repeats??, jumps to and plays the Interlude then quits.
In reply to Yea, that worked but now the… by Dicki
A volta is supposed to be an alternative ending and a Jump doesn't increase the playback count of a score.
Instead of abusing volta's with a jump this way consider either using a normal repeat (although that still needs a hidden volta trick), or just the standard D.S. al Coda form.
In reply to A volta is supposed to be an… by jeetee
jeetee, let me say I really appreciate your efforts to help and you make sense with your last post. I'm in a quandary though because I'm trying to emulate a published score and it isn't working. That said, I think I'll leave it at that. Once again, thank you.