multimeasure rest does not cover the entire section

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Bruce Evans Posted March 05, 2017 20:28

I'm using Finale 2012, wizard setup with the Big Band template. Section F , 12 measures long, has a simple repeat. There are notes in the first measure, so I expect an 11 measure multimeasure rest. Instead, on the Alto 1 and Alto 2 parts, I get a 10 multimeasure rest and a single measure with rests after it. I have used Edit-Clear All Items which made no difference. Is there a sfix?

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PETER THOMSEN Posted March 05, 2017 21:54

There can be several culprits that may break a multimeasure rest:

1) In the Measure Attributes there is the option “Break a Multimeasure Rest”.

2) An expression can be set to “Break Multimeasure Rests”.

3) Also, an applied staff style (e. g. Slash Notation) can prevent a multimeasure rest, even if the measure contains no music.

Bruce Evans Posted March 06, 2017 01:28

Thank you. I solved the problem by breaking the multimeasure rest, then creating a new one to cover the 11 measures. But then I had to to adjust measure length to make it look right. It's a pain, but at least it worked.

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