The Grand DAW Showdown

A digital audio workstation (DAW from now on) is an essential tool to every /prod/ucer out there. Here is a totally not extensive list of the different DAWs you could possibly torrent.
== Image Line Fruity Loops/FL Studio ==
The "that one kid from brazil on your server" of DAWs. A really good place to start, but it has a bad reputation, since every shitty russian hardbass producer uses it.
Pros
>Low learning curve compared to other DAWs
>The UI is fairly straightforward
>Incredibly easy to pirate
>Buying FL Studio entitles you to free lifetime updates from Image-Line
Cons
>Some aspects of it is kind of limiting
>Automation is a hassle
>The built-in effects are kind of meh
== Ableton Live ==
It's like buying a used german car - it may crash on you once or twice, but you can pretty much roll with it.
Pros
>Chaining effects is pretty easy
>Very clean UI
>Automation and sequencing is quick and transparent
Cons
>Kind of a steep learning curve
>The huge instrument library is pretty much useless
>Prone to crashing
== Propellerhead Reason ==
A very solid and usable DAW, if you just really don't want to use something more basic.
Pros
>Incredible built-in synthesizers and samplers
>Very "authentic" UI
>Mixing is really easy
Cons
>No VSTi support
>The UI can be bothersome as it's not self explanatory at all
>Almost impossible to pirate
== Renoise ==
This one is for the old school demoscene cats out there. It's also pretty cheap if you're a buyfag.
Pros
>Bare bones, clean tracker UI
>The best written MIDI interface of any DAW, ever
>Easy on the CPU
Cons
>Bare bones, clean tracker UI
>Sequencing can get pretty messy
>The linux port is really unstable