Well, I'm kind of old, and have been. In the business for over three decades...The best software I ever found was cubase, and apps like garage band egc, are ok, if you just want to workshop ideas...in fact GB is good for that, late at night cans on etc.
If you really want to be serious, and I'm not knocking folks who just have fun, that's great too, but a decent board won't cost you a lot these days, and with virtual tracking, it's what you do with it.
It need not cost the earth either. ...I reckon a good starter board, + logic and some half decent maybe secondhand studio mikes...rough figure?
about £2500.00 or us $4000.00 not a lot to spend if you want to get started...I've worked with people who have spent less and had great results too. It's all about how you use what you have, and how committed you are...