Tim,

I haven't read completely through the previous posts so please excuse me if I repeat some of what has already been said.

I bought a floppy-based version of BIAB in the mid-1990s specifically because I was incapable of adding drums to my own creations. I also had a drum machine and felt that step programming was incredibly tedious.

Flash forward to today. I have BIAB 2009.5. I have also become a Reason user (still version 3). Most of my work is MIDI based. I have found that MIDI drum tracks will port quite nicely into Reason as long as you can find a GM drum patch. Some other tweaking is occasionally necessary, but I have found it to be entirely worthwhile.

In the interim, BIAB has completely changed the way I make music. It was originally intended to make demos. I now use it as an instrument in much the same way I use Reason. (I credit Reason with giving me the viewpoint to see it in this way.)

There is no demo version--it isn't feasible with Real Tracks--but there is a 30-day money-back guarantee. I don't see how you can lose. Give it a try, get active in the forums, and supercharge your music making.

Richard

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."