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Not a dumb question at all. Electronic music can be a lot of fun to make.

The fact you have a Mac, and a MIDI controller is a great start. The next steps would be choosing your DAW and then starting to experiment with the many different features.

Its a little dated, but here is a good link on picking a DAW: https://www.rrfedu.com/blog/2016/09/19/pro-tools-vs-logic-vs.... I personally use Logic as I got it on sale and it works well with the touchbar (a miracle I know).

Next, you just need to experiment. Watch tutorials, mess around with the instruments, and just have fun!

Eventually, you can expand your software/hardware collection. However you should just need your Mac, MIDI Controller, and DAW to start.