Garageband 2 Vs Logicexpress 7 Options

[ryangallagher]

Hi,
I have an iBook G4, 1.2GHz, 768RAM, and an Edirol FA-101.

Just wondering your opinions on the better software. Any other 'cheap' suggestions welcome.

I'll mainly be recording 4 track drums, possibly aditional bass & guitar, ease of use is essential, especially where effects are concerned. I'll be using alot of compressor for the drums, the current garageband compressor seems ok & i've tried working other compressors manually with limited success.

I know there's not a great amount of detail about Garageband 2 yet, but your opinions are appreciated.

Seems to be Logic has more features, but garageband 2 will be 1/3 the price!

Ryan

[don says mac]

garageband 1 is pretty amazing, #2 should be even be better... logic express will have more options but will have a steep learning curve... i think garageband will give you everything you need... when you feel you're too limited with garageband, then i'd upgrade to logic pro and bypass express altogther, or go for a totally new app instead (live, motu etc....)...

i think it's impossible to regret buying garageband/ilife, but you may feel very frustrated jumping right in to logic.

.d.