Welcome, Nathan.
The Sonar LE packages have traditionally been capable, but extremely sparse. Basically, you get a lean version of the Sonar DAW environment, with none of the extras that make it fun to work with. The most frustrating part of LE is that many of the tutorials direct you to things that do not exist with LE.
If you are looking for an inexpensive way to get a feel for Sonar X1, I would suggest Music Creator 6.
It is based on the X1 format, and is a more complete package than LE. It does have limits, such as only two audio inputs, but it includes some basic soft synths that are not present with LE.