6.7.3 Repeats and MIDI

With a little bit of tweaking, all types of repeats can be present in the MIDI output. This is achieved by applying the \unfoldRepeats music function. This function changes all repeats to unfold repeats.

\unfoldRepeats {
  \repeat tremolo 8 {c'32 e' }
  \repeat percent 2 { c''8 d'' }
  \repeat volta 2 {c'4 d' e' f'}
  \alternative {
    { g' a' a' g' }
    {f' e' d' c' }
  }
}
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When creating a score file using \unfoldRepeats for MIDI, it is necessary to make two \score blocks: one for MIDI (with unfolded repeats) and one for notation (with volta, tremolo, and percent repeats). For example,

\score {
  ..music..
  \layout { .. }
}
\score {
  \unfoldRepeats ..music..
  \midi { .. }
}

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