The sound card you have is just fine if it's working for you and the way you record/play/etc.
As for the DAW, I'd say go download REAPER. Just google REAPER DAW and you'll get the download link. I have posted the link many times but they may change it at some point, so this time I'm gonna skip it suggest googling. as this question gets searched for quite a bit and this very response might come up for a future viewer.
PRO TOOLS is a great DAW and used at many pro studios. If you get a free copy, take it!
It's worth having. It's worth learning. You can use/learn more than one daw
It may seem daunting at first, so I'd say start with reaper as it's a bit more widely used by folks at GMC so you can ask questions/get answers and such
(I've not taken an official poll, but I'd bet diamonds to doughnuts that reaper use far exceeds pro tools use @ GMC, where pro tools use gets more traction in the studio end of things/broadcast/post production of movies-music-games-etc)
In the future, you may outgrow your internal sound car and want an "audio interface" which is just a fancy phrase for an external sound card. For a couple hundred bucks, you can get something nice with more than one channel, mic inputs (XLR) etc. But, as with all your gear, if what you have is working for you, save the upgrade for later
I would upgrade your daw right away though as tons of folks use reaper which makes it a good daw to learn so you can share projects, work with other folks, etc. I've never heard of the daw you mentioned so I'd just leave it be, to be honest
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This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Nov 9 2016, 12:06 AM
