I Need Expert Advise, Thanks for your time Options

[J_Ivans]

Hello, I cannot find any useful information, so I have decided to ask people who know what they're talking about.

I cannot figure out what the heck I should buy? I have decided to get a mac g5 and logic 6 platinum, but I have no idea how midi works, and what I need.

I want to make music that has synth drums, bass, and effects, me actually playing guitar, and me actually singing. No body will help me and I'm very confused. I don't know if logic is the best software, or pro tools, or what? I don't even know if I need to buy a drum machine and a midi interface and hook it all up so I can have the synth drum noises. Can I use Logic 6 platinum to make all my instruments and noises come together, and then record them?

I went to protools.com and saw their "basic midi setups" and I found out how much the protools hd stuff costs, altogether it's close to 13,000 us dollars! HELP ME! I just want to make great quality music. I have a lot of great ideas and I need to get them out of my head, but I am so darn frustrated. Please help me out.

[dixiechicken]

IF you get Digi-001 or Digi-002, you DONT absolutely need Logic.
ProTools LE WILL do midi.
However most people seem to think that midi is perhaps ProTools weakest link.

There are any number of software based DAW:s that will fill your need:s.

Digital Performer 4.1 from Motu will be out in the beginning August
Does both midi and audio 4.1 will work with ProTolls hardware and support Audio Units.
( a new plugin format pushed by Apple ) This is great app.

Steinberg:s Cubase/Nuendo apps will do both midi and audio.
Emagic:s Logic ( you were thinking about )

Ableton Live, is another.
A cheap but well thought of application/daw is Metro 6 from http://www.sagantech.biz/

Cheers: Dixiechicken