Band-in-a Box does not display the first two bars of a song project. The first two bars are "saved" for a two bar count-in that can be part of a RealDrums track, generated by midi drums or turned off. Not all RealDrums tracks have an audible count-in and sometimes the volume level of the count-in is very low.

The 2024 Tracks window displays the first two bars normally reserved for the count-in. In the example below you can clearly see the drums track does not include a count-in so there is silence.

One way to get a count-in is to (1) get a drum arrangement you like, (2) freeze the drum track, (3) move the frozen drum track to an empty track, (4) Go to Song Settings and select the desired drum count-in and (5) generate new drum track. You can use volume automation or F5 settings to switch between the two drum tracks.

Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in)
Clipboard01.jpg (103.39 KB, 15 downloads)
First two bars highlighted. RealDrums Nashville Brushes Classic Shuffle doesn't have a count-in

Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK
DAWs: Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8
Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD
Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD
Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home