depends. those boards often drift into oblivion pretty fast, for they are postless for days and then people lose interest.

id be in from an artistic point of view, if thats okay.

on the topic of music (prety much on topic for an off topic thread)
with modern tools, all you need is SOMEBASIC KNOWLEDGE about music, harmonics and of course a feeling for it to create music or be in a band. i can do vocals. i cant sing but i can talk and scream, and that, very well. also, i have a natural gift for creative use of a song structure.
i wont write the next superhit, but for someone who has no idea compared to a pro out there, im doing very good.
if youre interested, check fruity loops, its always a good place to start.
and read about midis and VSTi Plugins