Paul,

What I often do when testing new styles it set up an 8 bar progression based on the song I'm working on: 4 bars have an A part-marker and 4 bars have the B part-marker. I set the song so that it has no count-in (under Preferences), the 2-bar ending is disabled, it plays through a single chorus, and has the "loop" check-box set.

I then start the song playing, go into the Style picker and progressively work my way through the styles by selecting them and then hitting the "Play" button. Prior to selecting styles, though, I set the filter to show those styles that have tempos comparable to that of my song. There's a small delay when changing styles because Realtracks and Realdrums need to be created from their original instrumental files. This involves copying sections, transposing to the chord needed and then blending the new chord with the previous one. So by having shorter chord sequences, regeneration is much quicker. The "loop" option simply means that I get continuous playback while I'm trying out styles.

Sometimes when I think, "I wish this was quicker", I quickly follow it with the thought, "Before BIAB came along, I couldn't have created arrangements like I now do because I didn't have all these groups at my disposal!" That helps

Regards,
Noel

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