Joe5 " it's funny you mentioned Reaper as that's the only DAW I've tried to date and didn't care for the interface at all. It's all so subjective."

I use Reaper, it's the most flexible DAW I've ever used.
I could take up paragraphs praising but I won't.
It's extremely inexpensive $60.
You can watch Version 5 for free at:
http://reaper.fm/videos.php
Kenny Goya (?) is the author and has dozens of Version 4 at:
https://www.groove3.com/

PS: You can buy a monthly pass for $15 per month (and see hundreds (all) tutorials).

DE

Win 10, 64 bit, love my Lenovo T420, BIAB 2019 (613), RB 2019 (2)

Short term memory is getting shorter.