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Q: Notes play only on last repeat.

Here's something I want to do. I bet it can be done, just don't know how.

I have a song where I want to the notes to play *ONLY* on the last repeat. The notes should be silent on the first pass, but then sound on the last (or 2nd) pass through the repeat.

Often notated in music as (last x only) especially in a vamp.

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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Bar|Style:LocalRepeatOpen
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-5|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-3
|Bar|Style:LocalRepeatClose|Repeat:2
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-3
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-5
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
USE LYRICS: Play on-ly last re-peat Then fin-ish the rest of it.

Re: Q: Notes play only on last repeat.

Reply #1 –
Go to staff properties, instrument tab, and set the default dynamic velocity for ppp to 01.

Insert a dynamic of ppp just before the opening repeat sign, and make it invisible.

Next, insert whatever your desired dynamic is, just before the closing repeat sign, and make it invisible too.

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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|TimeSig|Signature:4/4
|Rest|Dur:4th
|Dynamic|Style:ppp|Pos:-8|Visibility:Never
|Bar|Style:LocalRepeatOpen
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-6|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-5|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-4|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-3
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:-8|Visibility:Never
|Bar|Style:LocalRepeatClose|Repeat:2
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-2
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=First
|Note|Dur:8th|Pos:-2|Opts:Stem=Up,Beam=End
|Note|Dur:4th,Dotted|Pos:-3
|Bar
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-4
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-5
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:-6
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
Not a true tacet for x1, but close enough.

(If you will be using ppp elsewhere, pick any other ddv that you won't be using to set to 01.)

Re: Q: Notes play only on last repeat.

Reply #2 –
I have a song at home that will give you a different way of achieving the desired result. The particular song opens with a solo part, and then repeats with the choir joining in.
My 'trick' is to have different numbers of repeats on different staves, resulting in different timings for different staves.
There is one obvious drawback: you need an empty bar for timing. If you want the example, I can point you to it when I get home.