It sounds like it might be a better idea for what you want.
I'm not too familiar with the new digital workstations but I started on cassette based 4 tracks and found them adequate for many years of experimenting. I would never have used it to release anything commercially but it was great to learn how to do multitracking and record a band with.

Computer based software is more for when you're seriously getting into it.
Once you get good enough at it, and learn all the complexities, it's the next best thing to booking time in a real studio. In fact it's even better than spending money on somebody elses studio as long as you can afford some decent audio gear to go with it.