I'm in the same situation, Dan. Starting new, I would give Audacity a good look.

For over 30 years I used Cool Edit, which turned into Col Edit Pro then Adobe Audition. For about two years now, I've been using Acoustica Premium, by Acon Digital.


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.