Music In Os X, Trying to move from 9 toX Options

[gibsonlp]

My music is basic rock.
In OS 9 (on G3 powerbook 400 hz) I used MasterTracks Pro to create MIDI tracks for all the instruments I cannot play. Used a light version of Cubase (limited to 48 tracks) to mix down midi and record audio (usually 4-8 tracks, couple of guitars, piano, harp, vocals, and yes a steel drum).
Looking back I have never used more than 16 audio tracks. Always had plenty of spare processor capacity.
Any suggestions for doing that in OS X? Don't need to make music for movies. Don't need suround.
Do need decent audio recording and good MIDI editor.
Considering - Logig extreme, Cubase, Digital Performer. No demos seem to be available for these! Tried Tracktion - very good except for the MIDI.
Suggetions appreciated!
Why upgrade? Hard drive on old G3 insufficient. Have a bunch of G4's, it seems like i should use their capabilities.
Thanks Arne

[gkdoty]

Try Metro SE demo
works in OS X and OS 9

http://www.sagantech.biz/products.htm









Gary K. Doty Sr.

[gibsonlp]

Tried Metro. Not impressed!
Any experience with Cubase?

Best
Arne

[sethjacquay]

Did you purchase a new Mac or are you going with your old one?

Assuming you have a significantly better OS X machine
than your OS 9 machine. I am suggesting you first play
around with Garageband and see what you think of it.
If your computer is new it should have arrived with
Garageband preloaded.

If that is too simple for you, then for something with more
options, but a not super complicated UI I would go with Live 4.
I love this program as it does the audio basics really well and
doesn't kill your computer.

Lastly, I would suggest checking out DP 4. It is more complicated
than the other two, but not difficult to learn if you are capable
of quickly adapting to new computer environments. DP 4 has
a ton of wonderful features and is capable of recording, mixing,
and mastering. DP 4 does run a little slower without the necessary
resources though...think dual processor upwards of a 1 Ghz and 1 Gb RAM.

[sethjacquay]

Sorry, accidently duplicated the first post.

This post has been edited by sethjacquay: Fri 13 Aug 2004, 18:12