This transcript of a chat I had with support outside office hours tells my story.
The support person's name has been changed to protect their innocence...


Hi, I'm Support Person from PG Music. How may we assist you today?

Chat is now being translated from Hungarian, to English

Hi Support Person
I recently upgraded to BIAB 2024
I'm trying to audition styles in the StylePicker.
I'm on a Mac BTW.
In previous versions we could scroll thru the styles using the up and down arrows, click on the green play button and instantly hear what the style sounds like.
Now, when we click on the green button, BIAB generates the backing for the whole song.
Is there a new way to audition styles quickly?
Or has that feature been removed?


Do you mean it imports the style?
Or it lets you hear what it would sound like in the context of your song?
Because if the latter, yes, it changed to play the chord sheet.

The latter. However it's become extremely time-consuming to audtion a style.
Is there a shortcut to avoid generating the whole song?

Support Person
I am not sure - I can ask and find out for you. Is biab@andrewscottmusic.com an OK email to contact you at? The people I can ask have gone home for the day already.

Yes please, do ask.
The forum is rife with this topic.
Hardly anyone was aware of the audition feature on previous versions. And now that it's gone....!!! ??? Why would they take away such a handy feature?

Support Person
I will definitely ask and follow up with you.

It's like you ask someone to clean your house, which they do, but also permanently remove a door, so that everyone who lives there has to go around the back..
Very unhappy customer.
Words cannot express my frustration.
It's not only your company that does this, Support Person.
Finale and Cubase, etc are all famous for removing features that users know and love.

Support Person
I understand your frustration. I will ask as soon as I can tomorrow.


I'll stop now, before I make both of us too depressed.
Have a great evening.
I'll sit by my inbox.

Support Person
Have a good evening! Bye for now
Operator Typing


Have I missed something?
Does anyone know a way to get the StylePicker to play a sample of a style immediately?