Re: Suppress Volta Starting Repeat

[Simon Albrecht]

Hi Keith,

On 26.08.19 21:28, keith Luke wrote:
> I am using LilyPond 2.18.2
>
>   \set Score.voltaSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 4/4)
>   \repeat volta 2 { g1 ~ }
>   \alternative {
>     {
>       g4 r8 g8 d'4 c4 ~
>     }
>     {{ g2 \repeatTie r2 }}

That is not a complete, compilable, minimal example. See 
<http://lilypond.org/tiny-examples.html>. This is one:

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\version "2.18.2"

\relative {
  g'1
  \repeat volta 2 { g~ }
  \alternative {
    { g\laissezVibrer }
    { g\repeatTie }
  }
}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%


> I would like to suppress the repeat sign in the measure preceding the 
> first ending.


LilyPond is designed to work with an input file that accurately 
represents the _meaning_ of the music you are typesetting. There are 
cases where one has to bend that link, but here I have to ask: why do 
you want to suppress the repeat sign, if you could just have the \repeat 
encompass the section of music that’s actually going to be repeated?

Best, Simon