Mike,

Firstly, I'd turn off the dynamic naming feature where BIAB names the tracks after the instruments on them. BIAB will then revert to static names that are the legacy names that the program used for many years. From the top of the mixer to the bottom these names are...

Bass, Piano, Drums, Guitar, Strings, Melody, Soloist

These static names will then remain constant and independent of what instrument is assigned to them. This is how I run BIAB.

The image below shows how to disable dynamic track names.

Once that's done, the rest is easy.

Any instrument (track) that is to be excluded from a shot or hold or rest is then added as the first letter of the track's name to the chord.

Here are some examples.

If I want to have all instruments holding except the instrument on the Guitar track, then I'd type,

X...G (upper- or lowercase letter both work)

If I want to have the instruments on the String track and the Piano track excluded from a shot, I'd type,

X..SP

Hope this helps.

You can also access these settings by right-clicking on the chord sheet and choosing "Chord Settings".

Regards,
Noel

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