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I've been using Reaper since November 2018 to phase out Audacity that I've been using prior to this. And oh boy, is this DAW a game-changer. It is a fully-featured DAW that comes with everything you need and more. You get a user-friendly interface that allows you to instantly route your audio signals however you want, not to mention the fact that you can even customize the skin of Reaper DAW to make it look like the DAW of your dreams. I didn't even need to use any sort of tutorial videos to get myself started with recording music! I just plugged in my audio interface and I recorded away. It's so easy to use that even a bass player will understand how to use this DAW.

Reaper also comes with its own included ReaPlugs Suite, which comes with a huge load of useful VSTs that I still use to this day - mastering limiters, EQ, ReaPitch, saturation, and so much more!

Other DAW software will charge you over $230+ for the features you're looking for in Reaper's personal license version that only costs USD$60. Don't waste your money if you care about getting the job done, get Reaper DAW for your studio production platform. You won't be disappointed.

Before I acquired the 18i20 audio interface, I was struggling so much to record stereo guitars with a Scarlett 2i2 2nd generation audio interface. Sure, it did the job for the time being, but it had latency issues and the mic preamps weren't that great for vocal tracking.

Enter the Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen. Focusrite really stepped up their game and added the AIR mode, which significantly improves clarity on vocals as well as acoustic instruments. Not only that, thanks to the 18i20, I now have access to all 8 inputs, not only for recording stereo guitars, but also for forward compatibility so that I can add on outboard gear to my studio rack setup later in the future. It works very well with my newly built Windows 10 PC based around the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X processor.

If you're a studio engineer or a musician who needs access to all 8 inputs, and/or forward compatibility with outboard gear, take a serious look at the Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen. This is the gold standard of USB audio interfaces if you take your craft seriously.