Kertausmerkit

A repeat sign looks like a double barline with a dot above and below the center line of the staff (see image below). It is used to enclose repeated sections of the score.

Adding repeat signs to your score

Find repeat signs in the Repeats & jumps and Barlines palettes.

Place a start repeat barline at the beginning of the repeated section and an end repeat barline at the end:

If the start of the repeat section coincides with the beginning of the piece there is no need for a start repeat barline.

For repeated sections with multiple endings, use voltas.

Changing how often to repeat

Unless indicated otherwise, a repeated section is played through twice.

To change the number of times a section is repeated:

1. Select the end repeat barline of the section.

2. Open the Properties panel.

3. Change the value of Play count to the number of times you wish the section to be played.

This will be reflected in playback, and also a textual indication will appear above the barline, for example:

Customizing play count text

The text that appears above the repeat can be configured in Format -> Style... -> Repeats -> Repeat play count text:

• Automatically show text at repeat barlines: This toggle controls whether this text should appear at all in the score.

• Show for single repeats: If checked, the text will also appear above repeats with a play count of 2.

• Preset: This dropdown gives several options for the format of the text ('x3', '3x', 'Play 3 times', '3 repeats').

• The Edit text style button takes you to the page where the Repeat play count text style is configured.

Play count text is a type of system marking, and can be shown (or hidden) wherever there is a system marking instance in the score.

You can customize the behavior for any specific end repeat barline in the score via the Properties panel. See #repeat-properties, below.

Ignoring repeats during playback

To ignore all repeats during playback:

• Click the cog icon in the playback toolbar.

• Uncheck Play repeats.

Repeat properties

• Repeat style: Either the 'plain' or 'winged' style.

• Play count: The number of times to repeat (see #changing-how-often-to-repeat, above).

• Play count text (which may be disabled depending on the value of Play count and the score's style settings) has three options:

  • Auto: Whether to show the text, and how to format it, is also determined by the score's style settings.

  • Custom: Provides a text field where you can enter any text you wish, to override the default. You can also edit the text directly in the score and Custom will be automatically selected.

  • Hide: Do not show play count text on this repeat.

For the other settings under Show more, see #barline-properties.

Repeat style

Style settings for repeat barlines can be found in Format -> Style -> Barlines:

The settings specific to repeat barlines are:

• Show repeat barline tips: Adds 'wings' above and below repeat barlines.

• Repeat barline to dots distance: The distance between the innermost line of a repeat barline and its dots.

For the other settings, see #barline-style.