Here are the steps to set Mutes once, and audition Styles consecutively from the StylePicker Window:

This is a workflow solution that by making small adjustments in workflow of the scenario detailed in the original post to listen only to the Rhythm Section (Bass & Drums).

BIAB, in most cases, already can do this as long as the StylePicker is properly set up to filter and the genre styles follow the normal track sequence of the Bass being on the Bass Track and the Drums on the Drums Track.

In a test, I completed filters to limit the search results to the genre and settings for a particular style song. The search results were 454 possible styles.

I muted all but the Bass Track and Drums Track and did a quick view of the StylePicker Mixer and stepped through the first 105 style in the list and each of the 105 RealStyles did in fact have a Bass on the Bass Track and Drums on the Drum Tracks.

But... the StylePicker has to be told the user wants to audition only the unmuted tracks and not the complete style. Otherwise, by selecting to audition the Style Demo, even with the tracks muted, auditioning the demo will play the stereo demo and all of the tracks will play. You're hearing the demo at this point and not the StylePicker Mixer.

Additional steps must be entered to have the StylePicker Mixer play rather than the Style Demo. So, as Matt suggested, audition possible styles using a specific song and chords That's what a user will be using the style for. Use the option Play Using Current Chordsheet for Song.

An entire Chord Chart does not have to be input. Nor is the 4 bar preview ideal. The most efficient method I've found is to enter 4 bars with PartMarker a and repeat the same progression for 4 bars of PartMarker b and to set Bars 1-8 to repeat twice.

This results in the Bass and Drums will play the current Chord Chart in the highlighted Style but only playing the unmuted Bass and Drums Tracks.









Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
StylePicker.jpg (695.38 KB, 0 downloads)
Repeat.jpg (273.07 KB, 57 downloads)
ChordSheet with Repeat and Mutes set.jpg (299.22 KB, 55 downloads)
Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 06/18/22 10:35 AM.
BIAB 2025:RB 2025, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.