"Play 8" feature for drum part
for drum parts it would be really useful if there was a way to have eight measures grouped together and be able to just put a "play 8" text over a small area for more road map style like jazz big band or other similar type drum parts. It's hard to describe without an image but if you look at the image attached you'll see what I mean.
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So an 8 measure repeat? Or a measure repeat 8 times?
In reply to So an 8 measure repeat? by Jojo-Schmitz
Not a repeat, and not specifically for 8 measures but an indication to play a given number of bars of "time" that can be condensed into a small space for a more "road map" style drum part. This type of thing is very common in big band jazz drum parts and can be easily done in finale/dorico and sibelius. Again, it'll make more sense if you look at the image.
In reply to Not a repeat, and not… by gotfritng
I did look at the image (which would have been easier had it been inlined)
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/measure-and-multi-measure-repeats
In reply to https://musescore.org/en… by Raymond Wicquart
Thank you. I appreciate the help. That is still not really the same feature though. With that you get
![Screen Shot 2025-03-25 at 1.17.00 AM.png]( "Screen Shot 2025-03-25 at 1.17.00 AM.png")
But what I'm talking about is
![Screen Shot 2025-03-24 at 9.37.34 AM.png]( "Screen Shot 2025-03-24 at 9.37.34 AM.png")
In reply to Thank you. I appreciate the… by gotfritng
Hmm, I had thought you might be able to use a hidden multi-measure rest with the "Play n" in a text field, but you can't put any text in place of the standard MMR. :-(