I'm starting out dabbling for the first time in making my own music, and I've been working my way through synthwave production tutorials on Youtube. I don't have a lot of money to spend at the moment, and while I've done ok with my cheap midi keyboard and headphones, so far I've been using LMMS for my DAW, since it's, you know, free. But I've been running into some issues with it - it doesn't seem to be the best snaptube tubemate test-dpcat equalization, and it can crash on occasion, usually due to some of the custom VSTs I'm using.
I'm worried that using LMMS might be limiting me, and maybe I should switch now while I'm still fresh and learning so I don't get too used to it. Is it worth switching to another, possibly paid, program? I've seen both FL Studio and Reaper recommended. Or should I just worry more about learning music theory and technique now and change to a paid one later if I outgrow it?
I'm worried that using LMMS might be limiting me, and maybe I should switch now while I'm still fresh and learning so I don't get too used to it. Is it worth switching to another, possibly paid, program? I've seen both FL Studio and Reaper recommended. Or should I just worry more about learning music theory and technique now and change to a paid one later if I outgrow it?