Here's a few tips if anybody wants to start off cheap and simple.
Get something like FL Studio or Reason (workflow is very easy)
If you know how to play get a cheap midi keyboard. (A MUST in my opinion)
Use whatever speakers you got at the moment.
No need for a sound card for now. Download something called "ASIO4ALL" (google it!) This will give you low latency so you an play your instruments without a delay.
Once you get hold of things and want to make something serious
1 - get a good audio interface.
2 - good monitoring system
3 - good keyboard,MIC,Guitar etc...
4 - Then you can choose what ever the DAW you want (Cubase/Pro Tools/Ableton/Reason/ FL )
But for now what i mentioned previously is more than enough. Mokadda kiyalawath dan nathuwa nikan muladi salli wiyadan karanna epa.. Uda mama kiyala thiyana ewagen salli yanawanan yanne Keyboard ekata witharai. (PC+Speakers kohomath thiyanawane) (FL Studio/Reason and the "ASIO4ALL Driver you can download for free off the internet
kattiya moko kiyanne..