I think you are talking about Brecks in a song which are addressed by "Rests, Shots and Holds" - and my understanding is these are fully funtional in BIAB but not in RB (at least not for creating them). There is a code system to type the chords or you can simply use Alt-F5 (in BIAB). Sounds like you want a two beat rest. Here is the BIAB Help on the subject:


Rests, Shots, and Holds

"Breaks" (Rests, Shots, and Held Chords)

"Breaks" are points in a song when one or more of the instruments rests, plays a shot, or holds a chord.

Rests Can specify any, some, or all instruments to rest at any bar. For example, you could rest all instruments except the bass for the first 4 bars, and then add in the piano for 4 bars, and then add in the entire band for the rest of the song. You may optionally disable the rests in the middle or final choruses (where people are likely taking solos, and rests are not appropriate).

Shots You can specify certain instruments play a "shot," where the chord is played and then a rest follows. For example the song "Rock Around The Clock" has a shot on beat 1 followed by a rest for seven beats.

Held chords You can specify that certain instruments hold a chord sustained for a certain number of bars. For example, you can have the bass and piano hold a chord sustained while the drums continue to play a pattern



A chord can be specified as a Rest by adding a period after the chord.

indicates a C chord that is a Rest.

A chord can be specified as a Shot by adding two periods after the chord.

indicates a C chord that is a Shot.

A chord can be specified as a Held Chord by adding three periods after the chord.

indicates a C chord that is a Held Chord.



Putting these breaks into the chord sheet: in the example that follows, bar 1 will have a normal chord then bar 2 will have a chord with a break on it (a rest, shot, or held chord).



RealTracks will play rests, shots, and held chords if:

- the "Allow RealTracks Shots, Holds, and Pushes" option is enabled in the Song Settings dialog and the RealTracks Settings dialog,

- you have the RealTracks shots and holds files installed, and

- the Holds (H) column in the RealTracks Picker shows a number. If there is a number there (other than a blank field), then they are all supported. If there is an "n" this means that they are supported, but you don’t have the Holds_## files in the RealTracks\Library\Holds folder.





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