Logic 6 Or Digital Performer?, which one is right for me? Options

[bishop263]

I have been working with digi 001. I've used performer 3 for a short time. I thought it was great for midi. My old g4's main harddrive crashed on me, so I Purchased a 1.25 ghz machine (osx only). Lately I've been using digi 001 for midi as well as audio. I know there are much better programs that I can use for midi, but I'm just stuck on which one would be right for me. I'm working on a Hip Hop track right now but I also do stuff like bjork, jazz, and house. I just started getting a system going when my computer crashed. It's becoming very frustrating...( I create music so well, but these technical difficulties are just really slowing me down.) I checked out logic 6, and found it a little confusing; however, so many people seem to be using it. I am more familiar with performer, but I'm still torn between the two. I use some outboard gear (mc505, proteus 2000, controller jp8000). I also started using unity sessions which, when it worked was great, but I always had some problem with. I basically need a program that will be user friendly and allow me to let my creative juices flow. Instead of being frustrated , a getting a tenth of creativity recorded. If you can help me, please feel free to write. Thanks

[urbanmatador]

i likewise went through the process of choosing, and i'm came up with DP 4 and the 828 for hardware. neither has been delivered yet, but i'll review them here as soon as i get the chance.

here was my reasoning. first off, i've used protools since verison 3.5, and i like it, but i have a laptop. so my hardware options were either the mbox or the digi002. the mbox is usb, which i think is terrible since it's so low-bandwidth, and i need more than 2 channels, so that was out. the 002 looks great, but it's very very expensive, and also kind of bulky. plus, i already have a mixer, so that's out.

then there's logic. i did a lot of reading, and from what i can tell, the interface is very cluttered, and in my opinion just plain ugly. if you're going to spend hours mixing a project, you want something that will be comfortable to look at. also, there's no obvious choice for hardware, which left me feeling like i would be mixing and matching in the dark, with on real guideline as to which interface would be better.

i've been intrigued by DP for a few years, and now that it's OS X-happy i can't resist. it's got a lot of great plug ins bundled with, and in general seems to be a well designed, easy-on-the-eyes product. again, i haven't gotten it yet, so i've no hands-on experience. the other reason i chose it was because of the 828, which is, as far as i can tell, the best firewire multichannel box for under 1000 bucks.

i used cubase a little once, and i felt like it was using tonds of processor power just to draw the interface, and therefor not enough juice was left for my audio. nuendo, i've never seen or used.

so that was my process. we'll see how it goes.