Should I switch to Logic from MOTU Digital Performer 4?

I recently upgraded my Mac OS to Tiger without realizing that MOTU Digital Perfomer 4 won't work on Tiger. I need to upgrade to DP 5.
But it's a hassle, and I may decide to completely move to Logic (either Express or Pro)
Only question is: will my MOTU hardware (828MKII audio interface and Midi Express XT Midi bay) work with Logic?
Any reason why I should/should not change to Logic rather that upgrading to DP5
(never really like DP's interface as I was used to the old Opcode Studio Vision)
Thanks

not so fast.. despite being a diehard logic user I'd say there's definitely some things that are great about DP that I remember from when I (was forced) to learn it at film school.
stupid name, but the chunks concept is something that was quite lovely for developing multiple music cues within the same song project. I'd love to see logic somehow incorporate something along the same philosophy.
also, the click and glide to play enable or mute multiple tracks works so much smoother in DP. yes we have it now in logic, but it seems to have been bolted on and isn't as responsive.
I also really liked polar. I think the whole audio recording session side of logic is still left too much like an add on to what used to be a midi program. polar in DP made vocal tracking sessions a pleasant experience. logic could do with some work in this area.
but overall, I have to admit that apart from these few nice aspects, I did spend more time moaning about how cludgy DP felt compared to logic. some of it was probably due to my brain being hardwired to logic for so long, but not all of it I'm sure. some of the functions in DP just seem so badly organised, still lumped together in lists of seemingly unrelated menu bar lists. and I didn't really find the look of it that inspiring to work with either... by experience with DP was back in the era of powermac G4s, the ones that looked like giant boiled lollies. but using DP at the time, the interface looked more like some scary 80s hangover and made me felt like I was on a mac SE. a minor point, and I'm sure it's evolved since then.. but who wants to work in an environment that feels stagnant and full of weird GUI cobwebs.
I can't see myself moving away from logic in the near future, but I'd love to see them really nail all the timecode/movie sync and working with multiple music cue functions that people need for working to picture. and I mean more than just adding some gimmicky global tracks feature that automatically detects cuts and places markers. nice try, but how about asking some film composers what they could actually use to make their workflow better? that might help.

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