Everyone still trying to get the latest......
Why? Why is it that we always gotta have the new Jordan's or the latest Benz.
Of course I'll take a Benz over a pinto, or Jordan's over Pro-wings, but will the pro-wings limit me to practicing and playing?
Will it limit my "natural ability" to play?
Not at all.
If someone gave Dre, or Jay-Z a bucket, and an analog 4-track, they would still make some phat beats.
Not down playing anyone or any type of equipment, but I use a groovebox, Alesis QS6.1, and Cubase.
Not very much, and not fancy by far, but if I need to (more often than none) build my sounds from scratch, and then sequence;and to get even deeper, there are tons of ways to record indivual tracks, etc. through an amp in the bathroom and use it as the sequence. But that's going off topic.
What I will say is use what you have to the fullest and learn what your needs are as a producer. More than likely you can do what you want to do with what you have, and in the process learn your equipment and your unique style and approach to Music.
I-AM