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Absolutely, REAPER. While it may be a little obtuse to learn, it is absolutely as powerful as the big guys in music production such as ProTools. Plus it works on both Windows and Mac, unlike Logic.

There is a big community around REAPER also, and tons of YouTube videos around it. Plus, you can download it and work with it for free, but after a while, it will want you to pay for it, which is only $60...but you can keep using it if you don't (though I would encourage you to pay for it if you like it).




Reaper works on Linux, but a warning to anyone thinking of trying that, DAWs are all about adding and using plugins. And you'll need to confirm your favorite plugins run on Linux as well.




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