Actually, what came packaged with mine was a cheap version of Cakewalk Home Studio, which I was already using - I've moved up the ladder to Sonar, but am still a Cakewalk user. I have no explanation for the brand mix-up - all advertising I've seen implies that cheap Cubase should have come along. I've used lite versions of Cubase before, and I think they're user-friendly enough either way. Don't focus too much on finding something that's easy to use - Fruity Loops is really easy to use, but it limits you. Steinberg (Cubase) or Cakewalk intro products will be easy enough to learn, and you'll have room to grow.