I Need Expert Advise, Thanks for your time Options

[J_Ivans]

Hello, I cannot find any useful information, so I have decided to ask people who know what they're talking about.

I cannot figure out what the heck I should buy? I have decided to get a mac g5 and logic 6 platinum, but I have no idea how midi works, and what I need.

I want to make music that has synth drums, bass, and effects, me actually playing guitar, and me actually singing. No body will help me and I'm very confused. I don't know if logic is the best software, or pro tools, or what? I don't even know if I need to buy a drum machine and a midi interface and hook it all up so I can have the synth drum noises. Can I use Logic 6 platinum to make all my instruments and noises come together, and then record them?

I went to protools.com and saw their "basic midi setups" and I found out how much the protools hd stuff costs, altogether it's close to 13,000 us dollars! HELP ME! I just want to make great quality music. I have a lot of great ideas and I need to get them out of my head, but I am so darn frustrated. Please help me out.

[J_Ivans]

I just need software that will work well with midi software and audio. The pro tools comes for free the with digi 001, and I will probably buy logic because I heard it's good stuff.

How does the digi hook up? Do you link it to the computer's firewire port? Is that a bad thing? (I don't know this stuff...)

Will logic and pro tools recognize the digi 001, and any midi controllers hooked to it?

If I hooked up a device, (which is better?): drum machine or sampler, and do I need a sound module, or can I make logic or pro tools recognize that I am hitting buttons on a midi controller (drum machine) and the software in the g5 will make the noise that I tell it to, when I hit those buttons.

Which drum machines or samplers are a great buy? Do I even need them or will logic or protools have a built in drum machine/sampler?

Thanks again, from a confused musician.