- Part markers: Left click on the bar number and it'll change. Blue markers are more subtle and green are 'busier' accompaniment. Some styles have more part marker options than others.

- Tag exists: In song settings (S button next to Memo button or Right click mouse), it is a check box. Be warned that getting a nice sounding ending without using the built-in 'Generate 2 bar ending' can be tricky. Plenty of suggestions in forum and FAQs. For simplicity, you should try to use the auto 2 bar endings.

- 1st/2nd Endings, repeats, etc: I use these solely for the convenience of printouts. I have two copies of each song. One is the master copy for printouts with repeats, etc. The other is for on-stage performance with all of that stuff removed. This gives me a nice clean display to follow if needed.

- Linear format: Even with endings, repeats, etc., BIAB still plays in a linear manner. So, lay out your chorus and add 1st/2nd endings, etc later if desired. In fact, the linear form must be there in order to implement these. You'll learn there are 'shortcuts' to do this but I won't describe them at this time. After over a year and 250 songs, I don't bother with the shortcuts. If you use Realband, everything is linear; even the songs you import from BIAB.

- Chorus: BIAB does use Chorus as everything in the middle of the Intro and Tag/Ending. Think of it as the entire AABA part of the song surrounded by the Intro and Ending. Something to keep in mind is be default, BIAB varies the middle chorus style. Essentially it plays the entire 2nd chorus using the 'B' substyle 'jazzing up' the accompaniment by making them 'busier'.

It's up to you how you want to handle it. If you want total control over how your entire song sounds, make the entire song linear - including the number of choruses. Most of my 3 chorus songs I leave at 1 chorus repeating 3 times. The 1st/3rd chorus will be identical and the middle chorus 'busier'.

Also, be sure to enable your RealDrums and RealTracks.

Rachael