D.S. al Coda/To Coda issues
Hello all. When I insert a "D.S. al Coda" mark, by dragging it to the end of the bar I want it to be, when I hit playback, it inexplicably waits one more bar before it will go back to the Segno sign. I have tried every variation I can think of and it will not jump back to the sign unless it beats through one more bar of silence. Then when I insert the "To Coda" sign, a 2/4 time signature is added, no matter what I try to do. I even moved the DS al Coda back two bars before I wanted it to jump to To Coda, and it still waited one additional bar after the correct bar.
I am unable to get either the "D.S. al Coda" or the "To Coda" to function properly. I do not know what I'm missing. Please advise.
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Score needed!
In reply to Score needed! by HildeK
Sorry, it's an original song and I cannot post it until the publisher says it's all right to do so. But, I think I am describing my steps quite accurately and as to why it is not responding correctly is a mystery. But I do appreciate you responding. If I'm supposed to take different steps, please let me know.
In reply to Sorry, it's an original song… by DC65
" I cannot post it until the publisher says it's all right to do so"
Sure you can. Simply delete all the notes but leave the structure intact with all the repeat and coda markings.
In reply to " I cannot post it until the… by DanielR
Okay, that never crossed my mind. Okay, I'll do that, thank you.
In reply to Sorry, it's an original song… by DC65
Ok, but you can post a demo with the same behavior.
When I set the "D.S. al Coda", the "To Coda" and the characters "Segno" and "Coda", I select the measure I want it to apply to and then click in the palette to select it. If this doesn't work for you, then the score has an error.
In reply to Ok, but you can post a demo… by HildeK
Well, since this is the first song I've ever created in MuseScore, I'm not sure what the error could be, but I will follow your instructions.
When I insert a "D.S. al Coda" mark, by dragging it to the end of the bar I want it to be
Don't drag. Select the measure you want the D.S. al Coda, then click it in the palette
In reply to When I insert a "D.S. al… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, ended up doing this and it helped tremendously, thank you!
Hello all. I appreciate your comments and attempts to help. I solved the problem by NOT dragging in the DS al Coda mark, for one, and when I added "To Coda" I selected the entire BAR, not just one note, to anchor "To Coda." Also, for reasons unknown to me, it stopped adding a blank bar before going back to the Segno. Probably dragging the DS al Coda into the bar was the issue. At any rate, all is fine now. THANK YOU!