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Repeat measure signs – PreSonus Notion 6 - Notation Software (Boxed) User Manual

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Often seen on lead sheets, these shorthand symbols inform musicians reading your score

– and also Notion playback – to repeat the previous one or two measures .

1 . Ensure you are in Edit mode .
2 . To place a repeat measure sign on your Music Cursor, either:

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Press Shift + 5:

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Once, for a one-measure repeat:

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Twice, for a two-measure repeat:

3 . In the Entry Palette, hover over the last pane

and select your choice of repeat measure

symbol in the pop-up menu .

4 . Position your Music Cursor anywhere in the measure that follows the measure(s) you want repeated . This measure

(and the next for a two-measure repeat) should be empty: otherwise, any note currently in the measure(s) will also

sound on playback .

5 . Either click your mouse or press Enter .

» Notion takes the responsibility of placing the mark where it belongs .

Automatic placement of one-measure repeat (left) and two-measure repeat (right).

When you play or perform the score, Notion will replay the previous 1 or 2 measures once,

depending on the symbol you selected . If you want, you can further replay the replay

by adding the symbol to adjacent measures beyond as often as you need .

Repeat Measure Signs