>> If you're comfortable using a 10 yo version of Final Cut Pro and it does everything you need it to do then you're going to be more effective with it than you

>> If you're comfortable using a 10 yo version of Final Cut Pro and it does everything you need it to do then you're going to be more effective with it than you might be trying to use a new version. This epitomizes the point, I believe. There are high level hip hop producers who are still using, say; an MPC-2000 mk2 to produce top ten hits. Let’s say Dr. Dre, or DJ Shadow, etc - with decades of experience with this tool, suddenly try to move to newer technology. Nothing can trump their experience with that. Dre is going to be better on a decades old piece of hardware than almost anyone, because he’s had all those years of phenomenal experience. It took me forever to swap to Logic Pro X. For years and years I primarily used (and released my 2019 mixtape, with half a million listens on Spotify, produced with) Logic Pro 9 and an ancient version of Pro Tools, both of which I had legit licenses for. I have a quad core G5 with 16GB of RAM and 2 1TB SSD’s whose performance easily matches my 2016 15” MBP for producing. I finally moved to Logic X during the pandemic. I still am not sure it’s the better tool; but having portability is so key for me. Point is - you nailed it. Your experience with the tools you use is way - way - more relevant to how well you will do than the features of the tools. Hand Van Halen a sitar. See how well he does. Hand him even the shittiest guitar ever and watch him fly.