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

[urbanmatador]

dixiechicken, i'm totally with you. vision was absolutely amazing at the time, and i've been wistful for it ever since. the guys nowadays have a lot to learn about intuitive interfaces from that program. well, except for patch setups. "no, dammit, no! i'm using a korg x5 *d*, not an x5!" that was sort of a pain...

bishop, never used mach five, but the press release is pretty impressive... it is a plug in, and is compatible with audiounits, mas, vst, rtas and tdm. so that basically covers it. motu has said that there is going to be a free update to dp4 "soon" which will add support for all digi hardware, so it will work with your digi001. as for the midiman, it should work fine. dp4 uses coremidi, so (theoretically) any device that is working properly in coremidi should work properly in dp4.