My experience is that any DAW has to be learned somewhat before it becomes easy.

I've used Cubase 3 thru 9, Samplitude 10, Reaper 5, Studio One 4, and Harrison Mixbus 4.
Studio One was probably the most intuitive, but the rest were easy enough once you learned their peculiarities.
Reaper is one of the less expensive and most versatile.

However, I settled on Harrison Mixbus for the sound.
With no processing at all, tracks sounded markedly better than anything else I used.
Plus, it can be bought for $29 several times a year.

I'd recommend getting demos if you can, and see how each one works for you.

Boyd
Win10 - 16GB-RAM - BiaB 2019 - Mixbus 4 - Slate Bundle - Komplete 10 - Ozone 8 - Neutron 2 - Waves Gold
Ample Sound Guitars & Basses - Pianoteq 6 - SSD5 - SD3 - JamStix 4 - Omnisphere - UVI Falcon - EastWest Play
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