Tried out alotta daws before stickin to Reason & Studio One.
Mixcraft & Fl Studio was my first ones but I wasn't feeling pattern mode or rewire in those or ableton so I went venturing years back.
Protools is another surprise btw, uses it's own format instead of vsts too like ignite, caustic, cubasis & Reason.
If studio one or cubase didn't exist I'd be futzing with either Protools or Reaper.