Yeah grab Reaper, then perhaps a 30 day all access pass at Groove 3 ($15.00) for some great tutorials they offer on Reaper. When your done with them plenty of other vids to learn from. I have actually bought and dl'd some and now am going to do the online 30 day deal. I am putting aside a little time to hone in on stuff I am just not quite sure of. Here is their site
http://www.groove3.com/str/access-it-all.html
The vids I bought were very well presented