MIDI Users Group - May 1994 excerpts from Drumtrax version 1

Drumtrax Review
If you're tired of the same old drum patterns or if  you think  that your drum patterns are really good, just listen to Drumtrax for some fantastic sequences.  Just pick a file and the ideas start flowing instantly to create music.  I am listening to the Dance files right now and they are dyamite.  Set your drum machine to the MIDI table provided in the manual, load the Drumtracks to your sequncer (I am using Cakewalk) pick a file and listen away.
the human quality of Drumtrax  has a fell and velocity that are really exceptional and noticable.  There isn't that robotic, stiff feeling that is inherent in so many products of this nature.  The more I listen the more impressed I become.  There are programmed sequences as well as live performances and they are done so well that I can't tell one from the other.

As you select parts you can start to create a musical collage of drums that fits your every musical mood or fancy.  It's so easy by using your sequencer's copy and paste functions that before you know it, your masterpiece is finished.
It seems they'vegot every particular pattern pretty well covered for any style or rhythm.
After you create a drum kit bed you can get very complex arrangements by borrowing elements (kick, snares, toms, etc.) from anywhere in the library.
Installation is real easy but a hard drive is recommended for easier accessibility and speed.
Here is a wonderful library of fantastic drum patterns that will keep you busy for quite a while and the price is very reasonable, considering all the work that went into it.
Drumtrax can make your day a whole lot easier when it comes to making music! - Mike Kakos