https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/motu-machfive-3?amp
Here is a lengthy (older) review of the program I am getting ready to install for our work on the recording of the Gnomes of New Hope music. Until this time we had been using Reason, but I'm looking to switch to Mach Five. It's all very complicated, but I hope to be able to set up a dedicated work station.
I recently attempted to access Digital Performer on the Publisher thing workstation and realized rather quickly that the publishing requirements, for which the workstation has been set up to fullfill, are quite different than those for the music production. Changing the settings around leads to confusion and added difficulties, so separate work stations for audio, film, publishing, and management is clearly the best approach.
I thought I'd post this review of Mach Five for the benefit of the audio technicians who are watching the blog for clarity about how things are proceeding and the tools we are using at the studio. I know we have had discussions about Pro Tools, but I made the decision to go with MOTU products, even though we do have Avid, Logic, and some others programs, like Reason, which are available to us. The learning curve is steep on all these programs, but the music for The Gnomes has been done using Digital Performer, and now I'm looking to switch the sampler to Mach Five. Part of the reason for sticking with DP is the potential application to animatronics. I've got enough of a grip on DP to use it for that purpose in addition to the music composition.
That's all for now. AG