I'm Getting Reason, Now Logic Pro 7 Or Pro Tools?, Reason, Logic, Pro Tools Options

[MarkMark2005]

I produce house music. I am about to purchase a Power Mac. I am definetely going to buy Propellerhead's Reason software.

I am now trying to decide whether to complement that software with Pro Tools LE 002 or Logic Pro 7? Pro Tools LE 002 vs. Logic Pro? Logic Pro comes with sounds, but I already have plenty of outboard sounds and Reason will provide sounds as well. Pro Tools is industry standard on the other hand and comes with the required hardware, but some say there is better hardware out there, such as Motu or Apogee although I am not familiar with these products.

I would be particularly interested in hearing from producers in the UK, and/or producers who do house or work in other electronic music genres. But ALL opinions are of course welcomed! Incidentally, what is the more popular platform in the UK - Logic or Pro Tools?

Thanks!

Mark
Atlanta, GA.

[MarkMark2005]

I do want warm deeper sounds (not techno electronic sounds), but I don't really expect Reason to provide that; I am considering Reason mainly because of the ease of use, I would like to use it as the center of my creative process to sequence and control outboard sounds. Logic or Pro Tools would then be used for mixing/tweaking and adding additional effects; so the quality of the effects in Pro Tools LE vs. Logic Pro 7 is an important comparison I need to make.

Industry standard is not of primary concern. But, although I do not expect to share my files with large studios, I would like to have the capability of bringing those files into a big studio in the event that I am lucky enough to land a big project that perhaps requires big studio vocals or whatever. Notably, Pro Tools LE already comes with hardware (albeit limited to 32 tracks), whereas Logic Pro does not.