Apple Computer Logic Express 7
Supposedly the step-up from GarageBand, this music software is more like an entire staircase
MIDI keyboard and/or a MIDI control surface, dedicated audio interface, dedicated hard drive for audio recording, all the RAM you can manage
Apple Logic Express
For years, few of the most popular audio production software programs were available for the Mac. Users either had to run a parallel platform, which often delivers shaky results at best, or run one of the handful of programs that had been designed for...
For home-recordists and musicians using non-synthesizer or digitally-based instruments--who happen to use Mac--Apple Logic Express is an ideal fit. Its "Flex Tool" makes quick work of splicing and editing takes and tracks together, while its "groove...
Apple Logic Express 9 for Mac
Record, edit, and mix your music like a pro. Open your GarageBand files in Logic Express 9 and get right to work, or start from scratch with a new composition. Innovative production tools and over 100 instrument and effect plug-ins from Logic Studio...
Apple Computer Logic Express 7
Pros: Pro-level instruments and effects, mixer window, video file sync, three recording modes, 12 input channels, advanced automation and audio editing, notation editor, nearly 4GB of excellent audio loops, imports GarageBand songs, many export options,...
Cons: It will make you want a larger display, only 24 hours in a day to use it.