Noel-
Let me see if I got this right now.

1)To audition and select a soloist, I go to Real Track Picker Dialog box and audition and select a soloist.

2) THEN to add the auditioned soloist from step 1) to my song, I go to Soloist>Generate and Play a Solo.

3) The soloist I selected from Step 1) (the Picker Dialog box) should be highlighted then. And I specify where and how long the solo will be from the CUSTOM box where I specify the starting bar for the solo and how many bars the solo goes.

Correct ?

If so, sure seems like a long and confusing process, but if it works I am happy. Am I missing something ?

I guess what is confusing me is I can go to the Styles picker and pick Real Track styles which have a "soloist".
What is the difference between these soloists embedded in a Style with Soloist and a soloist picked from the Real Track Picker ?

Bob