Why I chose Reaper for my home recording studio?

Well, one of my passions is the home recording. I've spent a lot of time recording my songs...
I come from the old times of Cool Edit Pro which become lately Adobe Audition but I wasn't satisfied, expecially for his scary MIDI editor!

I tried several version of Cubase and Pro Tools but the price was too high for me.
But are we really sure that is necessary to spend a lot of money for a Digital Audio Workstation?
My idea is: absolutely not!

Here are my reasons why I started use Reaper.

• Very simple interface. Less is more!
• The ambient is totally configurable
• The startup process is extremely fast
• You can choose the "portable" install, which means that you have everything in just one directory and you can bring your system everywhere you want
• A lot of great plugins included. There's everything you really need. EQ, Compressors, Limiters, Gate
• VST2 and VST3 compatible.
• Superb routing system, high configurable
• Great MIDI editor
• CPU load is extremely low
• Very frequent updates

The cost of Reaper is only 60$ for personal use, but if you don't pay the license you can always use the full working product simply waiting some seconds at the startup! Isn't it incredibile?

Have you ever heard of Reaper or do you use it for your productions?
I'm curious!
Happy recording , my friends.