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

[mook noodler]

I'm liking DP4 a lot too. It took me a while to get used to all the different windows and what they all do, but I've got the hang of it now (sort of). They aren't standard mac os windows, but I think they're pretty well designed. I like that you can send one either to the dock or just behind everything else. The midi features are awesome. I especially like the drum editor, where you can simplify things when your just arranging drums. These are probably all features from earlier versions, so I won't ramble on, but I agree with urbanmatador that it feels like a midi environment, which I like even though I record a lot of audio too.

However I can't record much audio because the 828 freaks out. I can't record more than a minute of audio without it dropping out. Check out my thread in the Interface section (MOTU 828 tips) if you're interested. Oh, and lately whenever I press 'stop', the 828 console software resets the monitored inputs to "none". So every time I stop play I have to re-select my inputs. Maybe I've got a serious problem with mine, but if not I would definitely NOT recommend that anyone else get one (at least not for osx).