I started off with Magix’s music software before progressing onto Ableton and VSTs. I’m honestly of the opinion that it is what you do with the software, not software which you use that matters, and so am big fans of free VSTs. Seems like you are up and running well already!!
Sound Forge is the one piece that has been the most useful in all my 12 years of producing and djing. it is amazing for both instances and is the most versatile.