Band-in-a-Box always renders with a two bar lead in.
The two bars can be blank or include a count-in.
If you are using midi drums there is a preference setting to have or exclude the count in.
Realdrums sometimes includes an audio count in but sometimes they don't.
One way to exclude a Realdrum count in is to use two Realdrums with one having a count in while the other one does not. Use automated volume to hear the blank count in and not hear the audio count in then switch the volume controls at bar 1 to hear the Realdrums track you want to use.


Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK
DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - 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