I am not sure I understand.

Do you mean a playback path like this?

On first time through:

section ‘C’ plays twice with 2nd time bars (correctly)

and then plays section ‘D’.

On bar 57 the repeat sign returns to bar 30 (correctly) It is set to do this 3 times.

BUT 

on the 2nd time through it only plays ‘C’ section once, moving into the 2nd time bars and then on into the ‘D’ section. 

I want it to play section ‘C’, including the 1st time bars and on into the 2nd time bars.

It does this for the 3rd time through and then goes on to play the outdo (bars 58 to 61. (Correctly)

Sorry for being dense.

The issue here is playback - not layout - right?

A) Are you describing the incorrect playback (which you do get)?

B) Or are you describing the correct playback (which you do not get)?

Take a look at my attached graphic.

Is my attached graphic your A) or your B) ?

The issue is playback.

I can't follow your graphic.

Please look at my attached music.

I want it to play - as written - between bar 30 to bar 57, three times.

But, on the 2nd pass, the playback skips the first time bars and goes straight to the 2nd time bars. This is the playback error.  

I want it to play three times as written - including the 1st and 2nd time bars. Sorry, I can't be any clearer.

Alan

I tried several options and experienced the same results you did. If no one else has a solution, realize you can send your request (with an attached file IIRC) to the "Submit a request" link at the top of the page.

For me, playback seems to be correct if you instead use Dal Segno:

The following notes refer to the section of music I pasted above.

I have applied your suggestions exactly, but unfortunately the playback problem persists. i.e. On the second (and third pass) the playback ignores the first time bars and jumps straight to the second time bars.

The details:

The entire section - bar 30 to bar 57 - does playback 3 times correctly but with the 2nd and 3rd pass issue mentioned above.

What I want the playback to do is:

(using bar numbers as identifiers)

pass 1: 

play bars 30 to 37, then jump back and play bars 30 to 33 then jump to second time bars and play bars 38 to  bar  57.

It does this correctly.

pass 2:

I want it to playback bars 30 to 37, then jump back and play bars 30 to 33 then jump to second time bars and play bars 38 to  bar  57.

BUT on this pass the playback gives 30 to 33 then jumps to second time bars and play bars 38 to  bar  57.

pass 3:

I want it to playback bars 30 to 37,  30 to 33 then jump and play bars 38 to  bar  57.

BUT on this pass the playback gives 30 to 33 then jumps to second time bars and play bars 38 to  bar  57.

I've checked the repeat dialogue boxed very carefully.

Oops!

Silly me!

Set the 1st Ending to play on Passes 1, 3, 5

Set the 2nd Ending to play on Passes 2, 4, 6

The layout does not have to display as 1, 3, 5 and 2, 4, 6 - since you have the option

Alternate Text in Ending

Thanks you Peter. obviously this is a complex matter.