Also the accuracy of the meters and faders in the DAw are not going to be 100% the same. The summing at the master channel strip different. You add the same tracks to three different DAWs ( I have done this several times) and you can never get the settings and path exactly the same resulting in a slightly different end result. If you are only using Audio then that is one thing, but introduce midi and softsynth to the equation and it all goes out the window. I did a test a few years back with three DAWs. MTS, Cakewalk MC and N-Track, using the same midi file, with as close as possible settings and as far as possible the same synths, and i got very different results. One main reason is that every DAW uses Synths a little bit different, and handles the routing differently. Over all the end result was that they all did a decent job and it came down to which one i could work with the easiest, and which one gave me the least resistance to completing a project in a timely manner.

The reason mention this is to point out that to me this is a dead debate, since we each have a certain way of working with our projects and so much comes into play. The type of media in the project, i.e. midi, audio. synths, loops, whatever. The desired effects, and the process to get to the end result are all subjective. For me the process has matured to the point i have gotten into a flow using three DAW programs all for different reasons. I use BiaB for song bed design, because i can go from concept to basic song structure in a short time. RB for Live backing track development after BiaB has had it's way with some of them, and for all work with .kar, and midi files as i can develop a very nice end result processing the midi and adding RTs for realism. MTS for final tracking and mix down of any original tune work that comes from BiaB design, since it has simple basic mastering abilities, due to it's master strip design, that I have not found in any other software.

I have tried other DAWs as well. I loved the REAPER routing capabilities, but on my system it struggled with stability, and i tired of the constant setup required to add in synths and stuff i could do in seconds with MTS. I used Cakewalk stuff early on, but unless i bite the bullet and buy Sonar (way to much money) i don't get all the bells and whistles, and even then cake seems to me to have a buggy way about it.

HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB 2025, Realband, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 9 32c , Melodyne 5 editor, Presonus Audiobox 1818VSL, Presonus control app.