Originally posted by Uncle Dave:
Tom,
Are you trying to make bizzare beats that are unconventional?
In not, and you're just after variety - try Jammer or Band In a Box. They offer tons of midi ready beats that the Yamaha will play.
When you get tired of the 9kpro ... gimmie a call ! 
I agree. What's more, I've been able to easily create some pretty unconventional drum beats in Jammer pro. That's the primary reason I use it... for creating difficult drum parts that I can't always play very well, in real time, in a fraction of the time that I would otherwise need if I were to manually sequence. Of course there is more to Jammer than that, as it can be used to create other instrument backings and melodies, and even entire songs, but I use it mainly for rythym parts. It can create as simple or as complex as I want, and can lend itself well to creaion of dance and electronica type music. It'll do all kinds of bass lines too.
BIAB has the style creator, ( with a drum machine type grid ) and although it takes me longer to create the type of drum parts I want than Jammer does, it is still a lot easier than manually sequencing all of it.
AJ
[This message has been edited by Bluezplayer (edited 08-02-2003).]