+1 on Reaper. I've been using it for about 4 yrs now and feel like it's the best bang for the buck out there. Warning - everything you'll probably ever need is in there BUT you're going to have a bit of a learning curve in front of you if you want to reap (no pun intended) the full benefits of this software.
chas
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