You get two full version releases from where you bought in, I started with Reaper 3.x and had to send another $60.00US when it went to 5.x

As I have said elsewhere I had a hate/hate relationship with Cubase, didn't get along with ProTools at all and despite downloading and installing it couldn't see the point in changing to Cakewalk even though it's now free, also wasn't keen on saving into their cloud.

GarageBand and Audacity will also get you out of the blocks at the right price but ultimately don't have the features you will want not long after you get into it