ok, so reaper is a good starting point to learn the ins and outs of mixing and making backings - some folks do not like how it is different to their daw of choice in how things are done but then familiarity is always going to trump better gear if you cannot get your head around how it does things and why it does it differently
I use reaper to share projects with clients when they do not have any other daw to begin with
@chesspieces: whapped is not a newly made up word with that meaning - has been in use for at least the last 40 years of my life here in sunny Oz (33[sup]o[/sup]+ Celsius today)