A little more info I just thought of:
I have a pair of Oktava 012s and they are fantastic, get them first. The newer models are better than the older ones, so be careful. If you do decide to get some omnis to "supplement" I highly recommend a pair of Naiant X-Q mics (
http://naiant.com/studiostore/microphones.html). They are only $32 each (!) but really nice. I got some just as an experiment and was blown away.
As for Cubase or whatever, I personally suggest Reaper (
REAPER | About) for a rock-solid and free program. Well it's only free for non-commercial work but you can try it out and get it afterward if you like it. I've recorded several very important orchestra concerts with it to great success.