The best way to get the endings to sound better is how you end the song. As for myself I don't use the 2 bar ending gizmo. I make my own. In that way I have complete control over it. For an example, however, you might try using this type of ending on your songs:

|A..._____|________|________B.| Ignore the underline characters here. I just used them to make separations. According to his visual your last note would be an A sustained. It would sustain for 2 more bars then end at the end of the 3rd bar. Since I never use the 2 bar ending I don't know how this would work on that. But if you make your own 2 bar ending then you won't have a problem and the note will sustain out for however many bars you wish, ending with a rest note. (B in this case)

Hope that helps.

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