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I use Digital Performer every day. I've used Cubase Pro Tools and Logic and DP is the one I like best. It's the most user-friendly (without being dumbed down) and it's midi features are stellar, powerful but elegant to use. It has as many markers as you want, just drag one from the edge of the window and drop where you want. You can use the marker window to navigate around or a pull down menu. Yes you can nudge in DP, just hit the left/right arrows, you can choose any nudge value you want from a bar to a millisecond (or sample) even for midi. I can't recommend DP highly enough but I have to say that if you did want to get into audio a 7100/66 isn't going to take you very far. With that in mind if you just want mainly midi you can buy Performer v5.x (not digital performer) which has great midi and some audio capability. POLAR is audio only but you can record midi in loop mode. MOTU's manuals are great, clear and well written. Martin Shellard > From: rich <rich@nuvision.com> > Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:10:03 -0700 > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: Re: software based Loopers > Resent-From: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 20:10:42 -0400 > > If someone can lend their opinion, i would appreciate it! > > I have just recently got into the sequencing thing...my newly > acquired keyboard came with MicroLogic AV. It loaded without a hitch > (Mac 7100/66) and has been talking with my keyboard, drum machine and > recording unit very nicely. > > Does anybody know what i would be getting into if i move up to a > professional level software package? (either a full version of Logic > or Digital Performer) > > Right now i'm just using the Midi. I work on a computer all day at > work and don't feel like recording while staring at a CRT. If it's > just sequences, i'm ok. Anyway, my biggest gripe with MicroLogic AV > is the navigation along the timeline, the selection and moving of > midi data and the lack of marker points. (only TWO!) The curser > zooms right by rather than tracking along with the song, it seems > impossible to 'nudge' stuff, and just two locator points is killing > me! > > Does anyone know much about the full versions and can comment on > these points and if there's more stuff that a newbie would > appreciate? Also, in digital performer, is POLAR looping audio, or > midi data? > > I'm just trying to ascertain what i'm getting into. the MicroLogic > is only about $80, while a full version is over $300. What's that > buying me? I've found the Micrologic manual to be a bit vague for my > taste. Is the full version's any better? What about Digital > Performer's? > > thanks in advance... > > rich > > > > . > >> Thanks for the recommends guys. I'll be going with Logic then. Unless >> there's some pro-Cubase sentiment out there? >> >> Thanks for the reminder about the problems with Windows Cubase. There >have >> been alot of problems with it, especially with dongle issues, on the >Cubase >> forum. I'd somehow forgotten about that. >> >> I've been looking around the Emagic website trying to find a little bit >more >> info and found this interesting interview with none other than David >Torn, >> hisself: >> >> http://www.emagicusa.com/viplounge/interviews/davidtorn.html >> >> After reading the interview, I've got another question I'd like to ask. >Has >> anyone here done any online musical collaborations, via the Rocket >Network >> software available for Cubase and Logic, or otherwise? It's a rather >> intriguing idea. >> >> Ben Porter. >> >> >> ------Original Message------ >> From: "Martin Shellard" <martins@pwdu.demon.co.uk> >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com, >Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> Sent: October 23, 2000 1:32:27 PM GMT >> Subject: Re: software based Loopers >> >> >> Although this may not be of use to you PC users, any mac loopers out >there >> should check out MOTU Digital Performer. Not only is it the most well >> thought out and "professional" sequencer (by that I mean the >foundations of >> the app are solid with no hidden bloopers) but it has a built in looper >> called POLAR. You specify a time range and enter the polar window where >you >> have a multi-track loop recorder, you can overdub on separate tracks and >> mix/pan. The recording is done in RAM so it's super fast and when you >have >> your loop you can bounce it to disk either as a mix or onto separate >tracks. >> As far as cubase v Logic, well I'm not a fan of either and I've used >both >> but cubase on a PC? Forget about it, it has the WORST reputation of any >DAW >> in history, I was on the cubase user list for a while and the number of >> complaints from PC cubase users was staggering, the thing can't even >play >> audio and midi in time. Logic, although not very friendly and somewhat >> flawed in it's design is way, way better than cubase. >> Step time entry is pretty much the same in both. >> >> >> Martin Shellard >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com >> Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup >