Issue with DS al Coda and Volta 2

• Dec 28, 2021 - 01:41

Hello everyone,

I'm having an issue with DS al Coda and Volta 2. To be more specific, volta 2 does not work after DS al Coda is reached and play back.

Please see attached. I would like the flow goes like:

A B C E F G F G H A B D E J K L

But now it goes in this sequence:

A B C E F G F G H A B C E J K L (volta 2 doesn't work)

Not sure what's causing this. I've checked the forum and there's a post similiar to my question, but not like the situation I have. Can any help on this? Thanks.

https://musescore.org/en/node/322805

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• Dec 30, 2021 - 13:28

You wrote:
If it's not possible at this moment.

You are attempting to use voltas for other than the intended purpose, so impossibility should be expected at this, or any other moment:
"Volta brackets, or first and second ending brackets, are lines used to mark different endings for a simple repeat. Score playback automatically follows the repeat indications."
"For example, a first ending shows the number "1"; a second ending, the number "2" and so on."
"Each volta section, except the final one, should end with an end repeat barline."
The above was taken from:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/voltas

You wrote:
I'm just trying to dig out the most Musescore can do.

In your posted score you display every measure in alphabetical order. Your intended opening sequence:
A B C E F G shows that you want to "skip over" the D.
Then the ending sequence:
A B D E J K L
shows that you want to "skip over" the C, use the D that was skipped over previously, re-play the E that was played before, and end with JKL. So, not so simple, and not a job for voltas. Here the approach should be to simplify things and not create a complex roadmap too difficult to follow by musicians.

Sure, one can "dig out the most MuseScore can do":
Crazy_Happy_Birthday.mscz
Although this example plays, and uses jumps and repeats, it's a mess to sight read.

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• Dec 31, 2021 - 00:53

Hi Jm6stringer,

Thank you so much for your explaination and now I am totally cllear. Just like you said, what I was trying to do is to use voltas for other than the intended purpose, so I should stop doing this. It's against music theory, and not a job for voltas. Even if Musescore has bugs to allow me to do this, I should not try, cause the score will just a mess to other musicians.

Really appreciate you help me understand this.

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