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Repeat endings
For music with repeated passages, repeat endings show which bars are played at the end of each
repetition, with different endings each time if required. They are also known as “volta lines”, or as
“rst and second endings”, but in this documentation, we refer to them as “repeat endings”.
Repeat endings comprise two or more segments, where each segment contains a different
possible ending. When you input repeat endings, Dorico SE automatically inputs an end repeat
barline at the end of the rst segment. Segments in repeat endings are clearly marked with solid
lines above and number that indicate the playthroughs in which the segment is used.
A repeat ending with three possible endings
Dorico SE allows you to create repeat endings containing any number of segments. However,
you cannot change how playthroughs are divided across repeat ending segments.
In Dorico SE, repeat endings are categorized as system objects. Therefore, repeat endings follow
your per-layout settings for the visibility and positioning of system objects, which you can change
on the Staves and Systems page in Setup > Layout Options.
RELATED LINKS
Input methods for repeats and tremolos on page 287
System objects on page 805
Changing the positions of system objects on page 805
Lines on page 720
Changing the total number of playthroughs in repeat
endings
By default, each segment in repeat endings is played once, so each segment shows a single digit
that indicates the playthrough for which it is used. You can increase the total number of
playthroughs for repeat endings individually so that segments are played more than once.
PROCEDURE
1. Select the repeat endings whose total number of playthroughs you want to change.
2. In the Properties panel, activate No. times played in the Repeat Endings group.
3. Change the value in the value eld.
NOTE
You cannot have fewer playthroughs than the number of segments.
RESULT
The total number of playthroughs in the selected repeat endings is changed. Dorico SE adds
additional playthroughs to the last closed segment in the repeat ending.
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