[Gogar]

IMO, Livi, all of the programs offer very similar feature sets, it's just about your committment level with that user's manual that is most important.

If you got the program for free, try your best to make it work; if you feel at some point you've 'outgrown' it, then look at the other stuff. The things you learn with Cubase will apply to all of the other programs ( in a general manner of speaking.)