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Offline lifelonglearner

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Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« on: September 22, 2013, 05:56:45 PM »
Hey LGM,

I am either going to buy a Motif XF8 or a Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage.  Need your opinion.  I play at church and also minister at other churches.  Here are the things most on my mind:

1. Price (Considering the extra stuff I have to buy in addition to Logic and Mainstage i.e. audio interface is it worth it?)
2. Reliability!!! I want to to be reliable playing live.  I would only use the Mac for music and nothing else.
3. Longevity (Which will I have to replace first all circumstances being equal?)
4. Anything else you think is important.

Thanks a bunch!!

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Re: Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2013, 10:37:33 PM »
I have a couple of questions for you.

1.What Piano are you using now? If you have a capable piano already you dont need to purchase another

2. How many people in your band now? If you have a bass ,drummer, guitar and organist no need to do tracks other then drum loop and you dont need a macbook to run a drum loop. Thats like buying a huge tractor to cut grass in the suburbs. Just plain overkill when a push lawn mower will do lol

3. Do you have a computer at all? You can make tracks on cpu then just use money for interface and keyboard

4. Musician and choir discipline? If the musicians aren't accustomed to playing with a rhythm and staying on that tempo and  If the choir isnt used to counting how many times they sing chorus to verse and then vamp1 or bridge then it could be not good. When you play with a track music is already pre-planned so if you all are really feeling the spirit on that 2nd time around on the chorus and you want to repeat the chorus a 3rd time . You cant because the track will just continue on to the next part

There is software that can Loop just the chorus, bridge, verse etc but your adding another cost for software and then theres a learning curve.

hope this helps

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Re: Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2013, 07:01:06 AM »
Thanks,

I'm wouldn't be using the Mac for tracks. Strictly sounds. We have good keyboards at the church: XF, S90es, Motif, Korg M3. I'm good there but I don't have a good keyboard personally at home. Also traveling, a Mac seems very appealing and I may not always be able to borrow the church's equipment. We have a full band but only me on keys now.

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Re: Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2013, 07:29:16 AM »
Thanks,

I'm wouldn't be using the Mac for tracks. Strictly sounds. We have good keyboards at the church: XF, S90es, Motif, Korg M3. I'm good there but I don't have a good keyboard personally at home. Also traveling, a Mac seems very appealing and I may not always be able to borrow the church's equipment. We have a full band but only me on keys now.

Given you information and pending on the budget, this is what I would do.

I would get me a keyboard for my personal use.  However, I wouldn't get the Motif XF8 ($3600).  I would get the MOX8, a lower grade, but still effective keyboard ($1500).  Use the difference with a little extra and get my Macbook Pro and Mainstage.  Now you've decreased your spending from about $5800 to $3700 and you got most of what you wanted.  At least enough to continue to minister at other churches.

I have the MO8 (the one before the upgrade) and it works for me.  I want a Macbook (Pro) for sound as well.  With the capabilities I have in the MO8, adding the Macbook Pro capabilities, will make my board sound like a new board.     

 

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Re: Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2013, 11:00:13 AM »
Just got myself a new (refurbished, 1 yr. old) 21" iMac desktop, printer, hard drive for backups and Logic Pro (which only runs on the Mac).
My home setup includes a M-Audio 88, which I use mainly for input.
Have upgraded to Finale 2012 and am looking forward to utilizing new sounds and features in Logic...

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Re: Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2013, 07:55:13 PM »
Docdb,  I hadn't thought about that.  @Betnich how is the reliability/stability? 

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Re: Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2013, 09:58:34 PM »
If you can afford it, both would be a good thing. Even if it was just a mo8 and a non pro macbook. Having hardware and software will give you instant on with the tweakablility that one alone wont get you. Good possibilities. Your definitely on the right track.

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Re: Motif XF or Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage (Which to buy?)
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2013, 05:21:42 AM »
Hey LGM,

I am either going to buy a Motif XF8 or a Macbook Pro w/ Logic and Mainstage.  Need your opinion.  I play at church and also minister at other churches.  Here are the things most on my mind:

1. Price (Considering the extra stuff I have to buy in addition to Logic and Mainstage i.e. audio interface is it worth it?)
2. Reliability!!! I want to to be reliable playing live.  I would only use the Mac for music and nothing else.
3. Longevity (Which will I have to replace first all circumstances being equal?)
4. Anything else you think is important.

Thanks a bunch!!






DO NOT GET THE MOTIF!!!

           Yes its a great keyboard but not worth the money u can get a use macbook pro from here
http://www.megamacs.com for as low as 699 and up also u can do way more with logic may be u might want to get into production are movie scoring u can do both with logic x and its only 200$ then u can buy vst plug-ins for piano and Ep pianos


here are some great piano plug ins u can use also they can be used stand alone meaning u dont need logic to play with them they can be open by there self

East/west pianos http://www.soundsonline.com/Pianos one of the best u can get the gold version for 259 from sweetwater .com

Synthogy Ivory 2 grand pianos http://www.synthogy.com/products/ivorygrand.html 279 sweetwater.com

longelizard ep-4 http://www.applied-acoustics.com/loungelizard/overview/  249$


u will save so much money and it will be easy to cary your macbook  around and u can get a cheap audio interface and save a few stacks keyboard workstations are becoming out dated there great for live performace but lack in production wise

also keyboard workstations are over priced for what u can get with 3000$ even if u can afford both i would get a moog are something and some nice plug-ins for the mac and logic
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