EnemyofSilence

If Borders, Barnes and Noble, etc decided to 'blacklist' Ann Coulter's book and not sell it, I have no problem. It's called a free market. However, there are 2 NJ Assemblywomen trying to get the book BANNED in the state. There is a difference.

In the case of the Dixie Chicks, a point that seems to be overlooked is that Natalie Maine has, in multiple recent interviews, called the country music fans a bunch of rednecks and said that she never really liked country music. That takes the whole Bush issue off the table - the country radio stations are in business, and market to the very audience she's insuted and belittled. I can't imagine why they would play their stuff. btw, they're cancelling shows due to poor sales. Sold out Toronto in 8 minutes, but cancelling Memphis. Chicks Tix Update - Billboard

I tested out Sonar 2.2XL with an 828MkII and it worked fine (and FAST). (I switched to Logic as my primary DAW several years ago, so I don't have a more current Sonar release). Been running Logic Platinum 5.5.1 on my GRX Vaio laptop for mobile work, and a Logic Pro 7 on a 1Ghz DP G4 in my studio. The powerbooks were so slow, I could never justify buying one. I also need Windows for work, so it's fantastic to be able to run both OS's on the same screaming machine. A two-fer. And the bonus is being able to keep the G4 as my main studio rig - using dual monitors and a UAD-1 - and get the horsepower of the MacBook Pro with Logic Node running. Cheers

the only thing I've ever run across that can get anywhere near a convincing solo trumpet, is an OasysPCI played with a wind controller. But it'd probably be easier to find a local trumpet player

I switched from Sonar 2.2XL to Logic in 2002. I'd been using Cakewalk products since Cakewalk Pro v2, and was quite comfortable & productive with their software. They make great stuff! So why did I even consider it...? Well, it wasn't just Logic itself, but the various Emagic components looked like the integrated environment (no pun intended) that would solve a number of problems, and improve workflow. My midi setup was getting really complex, including a set of V-Drums. I needed to expand my midi i/o, and had crappy experience with midiman interfaces coexisting with each other (2,4, & 8port). The Emagic Unitor/AMT-8's had 2 advantages - they cascade off each other as a single big interface, and the AMT timestamping gave superior timing with Logic in a complex setup. I had gone thru several upgrades of SoundQuest products with the promise of integrating with Cakewalk/Sonar instrument definitions. Seems they were always behind the curve though, and that vision was never realized. I was attracted to the SoundDiver/Logic combo to manage my hardware synths in direct communication with Logic. That worked really well, but now Apple seems to have killed SoundDiver (the reasoning I got was that these days no one uses hardware synths! idiots!!) I purchased Logic at v4.6, just to test it out and see if I liked it. At first I couldn't get my head around it - the most basic tasks were confusing as hell, as far as I could see. So Logic sat mostly unused for a year. However, the other key promise was the expected Logic 5 and Logic Control surface. When that came out, I upgraded and bought an LC. Well, that opened the program up to me - I immediately took to it like a duck to water. With in a week I'd picked up an XT unit, and was goin to town! At that time there were still some no-brainer things that Sonar had that I was shocked Logic didn't (templates, for example - there was only 1 Autoload song back then), but these are no longer gaps with the current LP7.2 Also at that time is when Apple bought out Emagic. I was still within the 30 day window on my LC's, and I returned them immediately. I did some research into where Apple was going with OSX - the OS looked solid, but just as important was that they were finally taking on the proper midi and audio functions that they'd refused to long ago. So it looked like a solid direction to go in. My hardware was all cross-platform, whether PCI (UAD-1, Layla24), USB (unitors, etc), or Firewire (Motu 828, audio HD's, etc) so putting a Mac in my studio would be a simple task. I went back to trying Sonar and Logic, and found that without the LC's it was like having one hand tied behind my back. I reaaaally missed it. So I went back and repurchased the units, and soon thereafter added a Mac to my rig. i only use it to run Logic - it's just an appliance. I actually purchased an Intel laptop at the same time, and still use that to run Logic 5.5.1. So I've been running Logic full-time for nearly 4 years. Looking back I think it was less hard to learn Logic than it was to unlearn Sonar. Once ya get how Logic is put together, it all makes sense and your realize how flexible it is. That flexibility is what really sets it apart - it allows you to tailor the software to your workflow (and evolve with it), rather than have it dictated by the software. It's a great piece of software, and with all the instruments and effects now included it's pretty mindblowing what can be accomplished with it! hope this helps. Cheers, EoS