Multiple repeats

• Apr 27, 2018 - 17:51

Wondering how to add a system label near a repeat sign to say e.g. "Repeat 6x" and duplicate that instruction on each stave?
Thanks
Nikki


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You can edit the volta text (if there is one) by right clicking it and selecting volta properties. If you have 6 verses of lyrics this is not necessary. The singers will know to repeat the proper number of times. Otherwise, as shoichi said, you will need to add staff text to each staff. (staff = stave in the US)

In reply to by Jm6stringer

@jm6stringer I don't usually see you on the foreign language forums so you are probably not aware that staff almost never translates correctly to other languages while stave usually does. I didn't check where jazznikki is from so I included the info to help if she needs to translate.

In reply to by mike320

You are correct.
I wasn't aware of a problematic translation of 'staff' vs. 'stave' into other languages. Do you refer to using something like Google translate?
If so, I'll take your word for it because over the years I've seen a few humdinger translations myself. Real doozies - if you know what I mean - as sometimes machine translations are unintentionally humorous.
(Heck, even without translation, the regular use of a spell checker can produce the occasional guffaw.)

Anyway...
Here, I was trying to point out that even in the same country (same language), there can be ambiguity in the interpretation..

You wrote:
staff = stave in the US

but perhaps it should have been been:
stave = staff in the US

because:
staff in the US = stave in the UK

The last one is unequivocal.

Regards.

In reply to by jazznikki

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