i use fl studio because the free one lasts forever and you get full access execpt you cant save progress. you can save sound files though. also i think the best version of fl studio is 300 dollars? not a lot of money. so it's a really good program that doesnt cost too much, has a good demo, and has lots of updates, and a lot of people use it so theres lots of tuorials on youtube and stuff. i think "pro tools" is standard program for professinal recording companies though....