Are there any free good music creating DAWs?

[jcup]

Hello, I really want to get into music production just as a hobby for fun. I like electronic music like Zedd, Skrillex, Daft Punk, deadmou5, etc. So that would be the kind of music I'd want to create. Obviously not nearly as good but just that genre. I am a complete beginner but I'm willing to put in time to learn how to make electronic music. I have been looking at DAWs and noticed they're all crazy expensive. My question is, is there a cheaper alternative that I could use to start creating music instead of coughing up $500-$1000 for a professional-grade software when I don't even know how to use it? Thank you.

 

[iceblitzed]

ive heard good things about darkwavestudio though becareful not to install additional bundled software

http/www.experimentalscene.com/software/darkwave-studio/