I just checked this out myself. I have the following observations to offer for what it's worth: 1) This seems to be geared more towards those interested in creating looped beats for drum n' bass or techno styles. Not that there's anything wrong with that! Doggibox, on the other hand, seems to encourage more "natural" patterns to emerge. This is, in part, I think due to the fact that you can see more than one pattern at a time. 2) As mentioned, I only see one pattern at a time with idrum. It's a UI characteristic worthy of it's own bullet point, I think. This is inhibiting. I often find myself working beyond the confines of one pattern and flowing into another. It's great to be able to see where you've been and where you're going rather than just "where you are". 3) There are some cool things present in the iDrum UI such as the "swing" level selection. I'm not sure what this does, but it seems to introduce a bit of timing randomness within the pattern itself, while retaining the overall timing from pattern start to pattern end. (Huh? Even I'm having trouble understanding my own sentence). 4) As observed, it's expensive. Whatever the market will bear, I guess. More power to 'em. In general, it seems like a niche product that certainly has it's merits. I don't find iDrum to be a candidate for serious programming, though. Doggiebox, on the other hand, has completely replaced my Boss DR550 MKII. On Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at 11:07 AM, Jim Walter wrote:
Howdy,
I'll always be loyal to DoggieBox...but I found this interesting....... anyone used it?
http://glaresoft.com/products/idrum/index.html
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