i think Reason is a steping stone for all the fairly new musicians. it only takes about 2months of expereimenting to notice it's not for the professionals, but it's definately no waste of money. the best part about Reason is its an entire studio rack. you learn what the pro's use and how they use them, how they link connect devices "disable auto cable in Reason, do it yourself", how to mix, and how a simple sequencer works. the sound quality is not amazing, but with a little compressionLimiterEq "t racks, a separate program" can help improve the final mix...notice you'll start to purchase other equipment! at least you'll be heading in the right direction! bottom line a good start for the novice... not to forget the enhanced upgrades?

A lot of professional people use Logic.

It's not as famous as the big two (Cubase and Pro Tools) but just as powerful and preferred by a lot (including myself) it can just be a daunting program to get into.

I've never found a program as good.