>>7796084it CAN be an expensive hobby (lord knows I've dropped more than I care to admit on it) but it doesn't really have to be. You could download a tracker for free and learn how to make great music with it. Or you could have the most basic version of a DAW and use only free samples and spend thousands of hours making songs and eventually you'll have something people with lots of expensive gear wish they could make. I guess what I'm saying is it's more important is actually putting the time in to learn before you go around spending money, and you may find that you didn't need to spend anything in the first place