Thanks, Mike!

I managed to rearrange the chord sheet to eliminate the repeat and set it up in linear fashion instead. That worked great.

With regard to the first 16 bars - I inserted them in the beginning and muted everything but drums. While not a perfect solution (I'd prefer having NOTHING playing during those 16 bars), it allows me to play at the tempo where the band kicks in at the correct time.

Is there a way to at least lower the drum volume in just those 16 bars?

Thanks!

Kawai VPC1 MIDI Controller; Asus A53E Laptop running Windows 7 - 64 bit; BIAB 2017 UltraPlusPak (upgraded from 2014 EverythingPak), running from Laptop's Hard Drive.