Thanks guys.
I use
Reaper for my DAW - (KILLS Pro Tools in just about every way imaginable, IMO). You can download it for free from the link there and try it for 30 days. After that, the program is still fully functional, so it's up to you whether you want to buy it or not.
I use Drumkit From Hell Superior, mixed with Steven Slate Drum samples. Bass is a Spector 5LX. Keyboards are done with Vienna Symphonic Library and the good old JV2080 and Russian big muff. For guitar, I used my SV with J50BC w/ JE1000 and GP1000 into a plugin called Voxengo Boogex for cabinet simulation. Add tons of outboard equipment, plugins, and 5 years of practice, and that's where I am now.