896 Vs. 828 Mk2 Vs. Mobile 2882, also logic 6 vs. DP4 vs. Nuendo Options

[instrument]

using Powerbook 800/512/40 , Reason and an Oxygen 8 i want to build a studio with one of those 3 hardware i/o's and 1 of the 3 Sequncers....what would u choose and why? live performance is a priority and recording a band all at once is a priority.....thanks

[dixiechicken]

You are right - my mistake. On Motu:s website the upgrade from Audiodesk to full DP4 is 395$

149$ would have been a great value. Really sorry to have mislead you & perhaps given you false hopes.
Still if upgrade to/buy DP4 now you will qualify for the free update to 4.1.

4.1 have support for AudioUnit plugins, digidesigns DAE-engine & TDM systems, have virtual tracks feature and more.
Read about it at - http://www.motu.com/english/other/press/index.html.

By the reports I've seen on this forum and Unicornation it seems that Reason 2.5 works really great with DP4.
( except for a few instances reports have been glowing )

I run DP-4.0.1 myself and it is an awesome program - except for the sheet music/notation part - that seems very weak in comparison with all the rest in the program.
Some 15 years ago I used Opcodes Vision a LOT, from comments in this & other boards it seems as if old Vision users like me, tend to feel right at home in DP4.

Perhaps one of the strongest features in DP4 is the automation feature, you can automate just about anything in a mix.

Anyway good luck to you, I apologize again for misleading info on upgrade pricing.

Cheers: Dixiechicken