Kristen:

Below is the list of abbreviations that I've compiled, mostly from the BIAB Windows Help File. Some will be duplicates of jfords inclusions above.

Good Luck!
LLOYD S

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BIAB STYLE ABBREVIATIONS

! : A guitar style

_ : (underscore) A RealStyle, i.e. with RealTracks

= : Style with some MIDI tracks and some RealTracks

- : (begin with minus sign/dash) Styles with RealDrums

~ : (tilde) Style with drum brushes OR ...

~ : (tilde) "(Style)... could be changed to a different RT style at a higher tempo."

* : (asterisk) "Perfect" match for "Prototype Style" in Style Picker window

^ : (caret) "Good" match for "Prototype Style" in Style Picker window OR...

^ : (caret) RealDrums styles ending in a caret have variations. E.g. "-DISCO^1", "-DISCO^2" etc.

IN BIAB 2014 Window version - In the Style Picker window, RealStyles have a light brown background. MIDI styles have a white background.

PREFIXES in the Style Picker window

J : Jazz style
L : Latin style
P : Pop style
C : Country style
R : Rock style
M : contains a MIDI SuperTrack
NS : Nashville style
AG : All Gospel style
BG : Bluegrass style
C~ : Country style with drum brushes
C2 : Styles of top country stars of 2006 - Style Set 66
CR : Crossover style
CC : Contemporary Country style
NR : Nashville Rock style
PW : Praise and Worship style
RB : Rythm and Blues style
TEK : Techno style
ZZ : Original 24 "built in" styles

Note: there are several other "prefixes" but all are self-explanatory, e.g. CELT for celtic, ORK for orchestral etc.

This list may not be "complete". If anyone has additions, corrections etc., by all means let us know.

LLOYD S