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"Im 18 and frankly just ignorant so i will gladly read any advice you guys have for me!"
your honesty is refreshing.
i think you may just be expecting too much too fast. i don't know how long you've been getting your hands dirty and trying to produce songs but it takes a while to find your sound and learn how to 'listen' and craft sounds... and also learn how to mix a song.
first, i'd say learn logic. read the manuals. it's easy to make any sound into a sampler instrument. i think you can just right click on an audio file in the arrange page and select "create sampler instrument" then you'll have a midi track and you can go from there.
hardware is another ball of wax. many love it (i do) and many are plenty happy just using the computer and get good results that way. i think it's typical that most producers embrace all the tools and end up using what is comfortable to them and what they know. a hardware/software debate would not get you anywhere right now as your needs i think are different for this thread.
just read a lot. try different things. sample sounds and resample them. process, layer and reprocess..
i'd say it would be wise to start building your own sound/sample library as you learn. make synth patches w/the plug ins in logic, make your own effects presets.. learn some tricks w/editing in the arrange page and just be a little patient.
but i can't stress enough how good it is to have your own library of samples that you've processed and made your own.
that's how i started.. just learning how to make sounds i liked and tweak them until i was happy and then i'd save them for later.
there are some books around about mixing and acoustics etc. use the search function here and you'll find a lot of info about whatever questions you have. it's very helpful that way.
happy hunting..
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