I'm a complete noob to all music production hardware and software, but I'm looking for somewhere to start. And I don't have a Mac or money to drop on one anytime soon, so no logic pro. FL Studio is the only DAW that I KIND OF understand a bit. I'm looking for a good place to start and hoping this could be it.
FL Loops these days is good for pretty much anything, save maybe for big scale pop production. No need to get a Mac if your system runs audio well, you'll need a proper soundcard though if haven't one already. If you want somethin similar to Logic, Cubase is kinda in the same vein. Ableton is also worth a look, it's easy to get into imo.
It really depends on what you want to do, although it can be difficult to know want you want before you've tried some options.
If you want a more hands on approach than just mouse and daw, you can either add controllers that control your virtual instruments (like keyboards and drumpads), use some of the hybrid solutions like NI machine or or AKAI MPC renaissance (those can be used with relatively little mouse use, but it depends on your workflow), add real drummachines and synthesizers (like this 808 successor) and record them into your daw or you can go full on hardware where you not only need sound sources but also want a proper sequencer and a mixer and record the final tune into the pc, with no internal mixing or sequencing.
Regarding this, it's looks like a fun machine to use, but you're limited to 808 sounds which are great, but just one weapon in your arsenal. Drumpads are cheap and you can control anything internal, but they require configuring which can kill your vibe before you even started. I'd get something ab it more versatile like a machine for a start and add proper hardware after you have a better idea where you want your workflow to go.
