Right after the Cake fell last year I tried Studio 1, Cubase, Tracktion and one or two others I can't remember the names of. Each has their pros and cons, but In all cases the price killed me. My income is tiny, and without subscription pricing as Gibson's CW had, I'm out of the game. Finally tried Reaper, and not only was the price right I actually like how they do things both in the software and community support. So far, for my purposes Reaper hasn't let me down.