Question about logic pro 7 & logic express

I have been working in Logic Platinum 4.7 for several
years & need to upgrade - I work mainly in MIDI for
new Age music and add 1 or 2 live audio tracks - I
don't use a lot of effects and never use loops - a
salesman at Sweetwater suggested that I might only
need logic express rather than Pro 7 - does anyone
know if logic express can do all that logic 4.7 did?
I particularly need to edit MIDI notes in the score
format - and is it true that I dont' need a mixing
board any more even though I still want to use my
Kurzweil sampler, PC 88 MX and Proteus modules? Also
need suggestions about audio and MIDI interfaces to
use with an IMac 2.16 intel dual processor computer
that I will buy at the same time - thanks for any
input - jazznow
I do not know about 4.7 but I do have Logic Express which
I used for about 6 months before upgrading. I would think
that you will be fine if all you are doing is what you described
here. You really dont need a mixer but you might want to
look at a control surface which gives you the feel of a mixer.
I suggest the Behringer BCF2000, Only 200 and it emulates
a Logic Control. As far as interfaces you are going to find
alot of different opinions here so you should check them
all out. It comes down to how much you are willing to spend.
Hope this helps, PK

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