379€ - wow, that's an absurd amount of money for personal software. Include that with every tutorial being priced too and having to buy synths and samples etc this turns into one expensive hobbie.
Cubase Artist: ~ $340
Reaper: Free/$60/$225
Pro tools: ~ $600
It's priced in the same league as its competitors.
Arturia midi controllers (eg Minilab mkII: ~$100) come bundled with a license for Ableton Live Lite which is pretty functional and might satisfy hobbyist needs.
(obviously, this analogy breaks under pressure; software still lacks the concrete permanence of a physical instrument)
NI Komplete 12 Full - $1600