Need advice for DAW and Keyboard set up please!

[MusicFan]

This is one of the best DAWs for an incredible price:

REAPER | Audio Production Without Limits

You can download it for free. You should purchase a licence later. It's just $60 if:
-You are an individual, using REAPER only for personal use.
-You are an individual or business, using REAPER for commercial use, and the yearly gross revenue does not exceed USD $20,000.
-You are an educational or non-profit organization.

[GJ999x]

Reaper gets great reviews.

I'm on logic and have a roland FP-4 which keeps me more than happy. I dont use the keyboard sounds though (piano on it is great, one or two other gems but mostly GM rubbish).

There are huge advantages as a beginner to using sounds in the box.

I've since upgraded with more plugins, one or two outboard, but can still have a great session in logic alone. For dipping your toes in (i.e. for six months at least), a big fat daw and a basic midi keyboard (with nice touch if you're a pianist) is all you need (except to record bass into the laptop, where you'll need one or two other things as well....)

G