sorry if this is in the wrong place
After way too many years of being an amateur with no real way of actually putting out ideas I've had, I'm finally starting to pull myself together to actually get into some music production. I've been lurking around here for a couple weeks now, and I've gotta say, this forum is awesome.
Anywho, I'm looking for some advice on where to start with actual recording gear. At the moment, it looks like I'll need a microphone, MIDI keyboard/controller and a pair of speakers that are actually decent, although I'm mostly worried about the first two at the moment. If anyone could give some good recommendations (without getting too expensive, ~$200-300 range at most, if possible, so long as the quality isn't totally awful) that'd be awesome.
As for the DAW, I've been looking at FL Studio and it seems to be the way I wanna go, although I have used Logic and Studio One in the past (though I didn't exactly enjoy using the latter). I was mainly wondering, how good is FL for orchestral stuff and putting together recorded tracks? Also, is the Signature bundle worth the extra? Thanks :D