REAPER

What is Reaper?

Reaper is a DAW for beginners and advanced users. Reaper can do everything that a DAW must be able to do: cut, mix, record. In addition, the program offers a useful effect library that definitely serves its purpose. The handling of the DAW is user-friendly, without a lot of frills and cryptic functions. In addition, it already has integrated loudness metering, doesn't use too much CPU and can be extended using scripts for individual needs. For this step, you definitely need to have a good understanding of programming basics (LUA). The great advantage of Reaper is that the free trial is available for an unlimited period of time. Nevertheless, Reaper, at $60 for private use and $220 for commercial use, is very cost-effective compared to other paid DAWs.