Is Logic express pro enough for me?

Guys
I would just like to know if getting Express will deny me of the professional world? Will I miss out on essential things (only for the mean time), until I get Pro in about a years time, is it that express (unpro)?
I just haven't got the money for pro in the meantime but will upgrade in time to come.
What are the major differences that would effect professionalism?

Depends on how "Pro" you think you need to be, but I'd say VERY PROBABLY YES.
The power available to you under Express is very, very considerable. Sure, there are things that Pro has that Express users might want to have, but I've always been a believer in the creative power of limitations. Jam & Lewis became hot producers -- arguably -- BECAUSE they had to come up with creative ways around the limitations of their instruments.
My recommendation -- and I can't speak as a gazillion-selling artist here -- is to spend a year or two with Express. Learn it. Live it. Work the heck out of it. When you've exhausted its capabilities and you can't work around its limitations any more, THEN it'll be time for a well-deserved upgrade.
Major differences: check out the comparison chart on the Apple website. For my purposes, I miss out on some of the more esoteric editing stuff, and I would absolutely LOVE to be able to create 'on-the-fly' clusters of my Macs, offloading virtual instruments and effects to other machines. Some of the virtual instruments are missing, too -- but that gets us back to the issue of creative sweat and adapting to circumstances.
I don't want to flog a dead issue here, but consider that my Logic Express, running on an aging eMac, coupled with a few hundred dollars' worth of outboard hardware, gives me a studio with more capabilities (in some respects) than the afore-mentioned Jam & Lewis. Or Todd Rundren. Or -- heaven forbid -- George Martin. Or W. Carlos. Or... you get the idea.
Just my semi-philosophical perspective. Your mileage may vary.
Cheers,
Michael

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