Hello DigiH,
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1. But I did have a problem with "uncheck Generate 2 bar ending", because every time I unchecked it - no matter whether I saved the settings, simply continued with the song, closed the program and reopened it, the check was always back there in the box, and I can see nothing in the preferences to turn this off by default.

The thing to remember is that feature is a song setting. Yes, it's enabled by default, but if you disable it and save the song, then it should remain disabled when you reload the song. Post back if that's not working for you.
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The other problem was that I wanted a four bar ending, but every time I changed it to four, it added four bars to the existing two bar ending, rather than replacing it whether or not I checked or unchecked generate additional bars, and created an automatic repeat after a first ending and adding space for a second ending as well. Can anyone advise how to cancel this completely?

By "changed it to four" you mean you've invoked a tag ending? If you're using a tag to create an ending, then you probably should disable the "generate 2 bar ending." Others may know this better than I, but I don't think the program has the kind of logic you're intuiting. It regards the tag function and the "generate ending" function as two independent features. As for the automatic repeats, it probably raised the chorus number from 1 to 2, because it "knows" there's no need for a tag if there's only one chorus. So I think you can accomplish what you want by invoking neither the "generate ending" nor the tag.
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2. Rachael, you say: "Place part markers where you want - usually at the start of the verse and bridge" - how do you do this? And how do you "Tell BIAB that a Tag exists"?

I'm not Rachael, but left click on any bar number to insert a part marker. As for tag, that's also a feature of the song. If you create one and save the song, it will persist when the song is loaded again.
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I really can't see how anyone can describe this software as easy! Perhaps it is once you get into it, but it's rather like learning a new language compared to to the intuitiveness of the high end graphics and web-design software I'm used to using.

I think many users would agree that the program is daunting and unintuitive to the newcomer. Interface issues are of continuing concern to many users. But consider this: at its core BB is an expert system. It's rule based. That makes it rather unique in the auto-accompaniment realm. I think you'll find the functionality is worth the learning curve. There's a bunch of good advice in this thread. The gist of much of it is: start simple and study existing songs. It'll get easier, don't worry.

Have fun and keep posting. -Ron

EDIT - Overlapped Rachael. She says it better than I.

Last edited by rkl122; 02/20/09 10:57 PM.