Best Gear And Program, inexpensive recording Options

[lucasmyers]

I want to get a usb interface, a mic and a program to record music and create sound cues for theatre. Garageband is too limited. I am new to recording music on the computer but would spend the time to get a to know a good program. I have been looking at the tascam us122L that comes with a mic for around $200, would this be sufficient for what i need or is there something drastically bad about it? I am recording relatively straightforward live instruments and voice, as well as sound editing for the sound cues.

Thanks for your input!