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| B I A B S H O R T C U T S B I B L E |
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| Complete ASCII Reference • Hidden Shortcuts • Developer Tools • Mixer • RT/RD Debug |
| Navigation • Regeneration • MIDI Tools • Structure • Utility Tracks • Power Functions |
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| Created by Frenq & CP 2026 V1 |
| Only distribute with this header |
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| BIAB SHORTCUTS AND MORE - LANDSCAPE ASCII (<=160 chars wide) |
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| Playback & Transport | Navigation | Editing |
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| Spacebar Start/Stop playback | F5 Bar Settings | Ctrl+Z Undo |
| Ctrl+Space Play from current bar | Ctrl+G Go to bar number | Ctrl+Y Redo |
| F10 Play from bar 1 | Home Jump to start | Ctrl+C Copy |
| F4 Generate all tracks | End Jump to end | Ctrl+V Paste |
| Ctrl+F4 Generate selected track | PgUp Scroll up | Ctrl+X Cut |
| Ctrl+Shift+F Freeze selected track | PgDn Scroll down | Delete Delete |
| Ctrl+Shift+U Unfreeze selected track | Arrow Keys Move between bars | Ctrl+A Select all |
| (hidden) Ctrl+Enter | (hidden) Shift+PgUp Fast scroll up | Ctrl+Shift+C Copy chords |
| Play from highlighted | (hidden) Shift+PgDn Fast scroll down | Ctrl+Shift+V Paste chords |
| bar in Chord Sheet | (hidden) Ctrl+Home Jump to bar 1 | (hidden) Ctrl+Shift+X Remove chords |
| | (hidden) Ctrl+End Jump to last bar | (hidden) Ctrl+D Duplicate selection |
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| Tracks & RealTracks | MIDI & Notation | Audio & Audio Edit |
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| Ctrl+T Track settings | N Notation window | A Audio window |
| Ctrl+Shift+T Regenerate sel. track | Ctrl+Shift+N New notation layer | Ctrl+Shift+A Audio Edit |
| Ctrl+Shift+K Choose RealTrack | Ctrl+Shift+E Event list | Ctrl+Shift+H Harmonize audio |
| Ctrl+Shift+M Choose MIDI instrument | Ctrl+Shift+S Step entry mode | Ctrl+Shift+P Pitch correction |
| Ctrl+Shift+R Select RealDrums | + / - Octave up/down | Ctrl+Shift+D Detect chords from audio |
| Ctrl+Shift+L Load Track Preset | Insert Insert note (notation) | (hidden) Alt+P Play audio selection |
| (hidden) Alt+R RealTrack picker | Delete Delete note | (hidden) Alt+H Toggle harmonies preview |
| (hidden) Shift+T Toggle track type | Ctrl+L Lyrics window | (hidden) Shift+A Toggle audio layers |
| (hidden) Ctrl+Alt+T Track freeze options | Ctrl+Shift+L Lyric entry mode | (hidden) Ctrl+Alt+P Pitch snap on/off |
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| Mixer & Stems | Files & Project | EXTRA NOTES |
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| M Mixer | Ctrl+N New song | |
| Ctrl+Shift+M Mixer presets | Ctrl+O Open | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S Save mixer snapshot | Ctrl+S Save | |
| Ctrl+Shift+E Export stems | Ctrl+Shift+S Save As | |
| (hidden) Alt+M Toggle mixer view | Ctrl+P Print | |
| (hidden) Shift+M Mute all | Ctrl+Q Quit BIAB | |
| (hidden) Ctrl+M Solo all | (hidden) Ctrl+Shift+O Open recent | |
| (hidden) Alt+S Stem export dialog | (hidden) Ctrl+Alt+S Save all | |
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| Window-Specific Shortcuts |
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| NOTATION WINDOW: | AUDIO EDIT WINDOW: | PIANO ROLL: |
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| L Line thickness toggle | E Edit mode | P Piano Roll window |
| H Handwriting mode | S Split audio | Ctrl+Click Add note |
| S Slur tool | Ctrl+K Add marker | Shift+Click Delete note |
| T Text tool | Ctrl+Shift+K Delete marker | Alt+Drag Velocity adjust |
| R Rest entry | Alt+S Snap to transient | Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Move note octave |
| Ctrl+1..8 Change note duration | Shift+Drag Time-stretch region | |
| Shift+Arrow Nudge note | | |
| Ctrl+Arrow Move note diatonically | | |
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| CHORD SHEET: | STYLEMAKER: | SOLOIST / MELODIST: |
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| Ctrl+Enter Play from highlighted bar | F9 Generate style | Ctrl+Shift+F5 Open Soloist |
| Ctrl+Shift+G Generate chords | Ctrl+Shift+R Rebuild style | Ctrl+Shift+F6 Open Melodist |
| Alt+C Chord builder | Alt+T Pattern editor | Alt+S Generate solo |
| | | Alt+M Generate melody |
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| VIDEO WINDOW: | SONG FORM MAKER: | |
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| V Video window | F6 Song Form dialog | |
| Space Play/Pause video | Ctrl+Shift+F6 Generate form | |
| Ctrl+Shift+V Export video | Alt+F Form presets | |
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| BAR CHORD OPTIONS |
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| PUSHES | HOLDS / SHOTS / BREAKS | MAAT / ACCENT / MELODY | EXTRA NOTES |
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| ^ kleine push | . hold | / repeat beat | |
| ^^ grote push | .. long hold | , split | |
| | ... extra long | | measure line | |
| | * shot | > accent | |
| | *. shot+hold | < de-accent | |
| | ^. push+hold | = even sustain | |
| | ^.. push+long | . staccato | |
| | .b hold+break | .. extra short | |
| | *b shot+break | | |
| | ^b push+break | | |
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| INSTR CONTROL (F5) | INSTR-SUFFIXEN | SUBSET-STYLES / FILETYPES | |
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| bas only = Bass on | .bass | .BGD Bass+Guitar+Drums | |
| drums only= Drums on | .piano | .BD Bass+Drums | |
| bas+drums = B+D on | .guitar | .GD Guitar+Drums | |
| gitaar-z-piano=G on | .strings | .B Bass only | |
| trio B+G+D = on | .drums | .D Drums only | |
| | | .G Guitar only | |
| | combi bas only = .piano .guitar .strings .drums | .SGU song | |
| | combi drums only= .bass .piano .guitar .strings | .MGU song+melodie | |
| | combi B+D = .piano .guitar .strings | .STY style | |
| | | .PAT midi drums | |
| | | .BT0/BT1 realdrums | |
| | | .BGU realtracks | |
| | | .BGD trio | |
| | | .SEQ midi seq | |
| | | .MID midi | |
| | | .WAV audio | |
| | | .MP3 audio | |
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| BIAB HIDDEN SHORTCUTS |
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| REGENERATE / ENGINE | REALTRACKS / REALDRUMS DEBUG | MIDI / ROUTING / DEV | EXTRA NOTES |
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| F8 regen all | ALT+SHIFT+T RT Picker debug | CTRL+SHIFT+M MIDI Monitor | |
| ALT+F8 regen track | CTRL+SHIFT+R rebuild RT cache | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+M MIDI routing matrix | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F8 regen bar | CTRL+SHIFT+D rebuild RD cache | CTRL+SHIFT+H chord interp log | |
| ALT+SHIFT+W redraw wave | ALT+SHIFT+R RealDrums debug view | CTRL+SHIFT+L lock chord sheet layout | |
| TRACK CONTROL | UTILITY / VIEW | STYLE / INTERNAL PARAMS | |
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| SHIFT+M mute track | CTRL+SHIFT+U show Utility Tracks | CTRL+SHIFT+S save style hidden params | |
| SHIFT+S solo track | CTRL+SHIFT+K show all RTs | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+F style parameter dump | |
| SHIFT+U unmute all | CTRL+SHIFT+J jump next part marker | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+T RT tempo matrix | |
| SONG / STRUCTURE | CHORD SHEET / PART MARKERS | MISC / RARE | |
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| ALT+SHIFT+N new chorus | ALT+SHIFT+P refresh part markers | ALT+SHIFT+F8 hidden regen mode (varies) | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+P reinterp PM | CTRL+SHIFT+H chord log (deep) | SHIFT+U unmute all (undocumented) | |
| | CTRL+SHIFT+L lock layout | ALT+SHIFT+W waveform redraw | |
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| BIAB EXTRA SHORTCUTS |
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| NAVIGATION / STRUCTURE | MIXER / AUDIO ENGINE | MELODY / MIDI TOOLS | EXTRA NOTES |
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| CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW UP | ALT+SHIFT+M mixer minimal mode | ALT+SHIFT+L melody re-interpret | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW DOWN | CTRL+SHIFT+V reset mixer | CTRL+SHIFT+I MIDI event inspector | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+HOME | ALT+M toggle mixer | | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+END | ALT+SHIFT+W waveform redraw | | |
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| CHORUS / PART MARKERS | TRACK CONTROL | PRINT / EXPORT | |
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| CTRL+SHIFT+G prev chorus | SHIFT+M mute track | CTRL+SHIFT+P print preview | |
| ALT+SHIFT+N new chorus | SHIFT+S solo track | CTRL+SHIFT+E export MIDI direct | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+P reinterp PM | SHIFT+U unmute all | | |
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| RARE / HIDDEN | ENGINE / CACHE | DEBUG / INTERNAL | |
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| CTRL+SHIFT+W clear mutes | CTRL+SHIFT+R rebuild RT cache | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+F style param dump | |
| ALT+SHIFT+F8 regen mode | CTRL+SHIFT+D rebuild RD cache | CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+T RT tempo matrix | |
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