Thanks for sharing this post!
I'm a home recording enthusiasts and a great Reaper fan.
If you like to use your favorite plugins or vsti you can give a chance to Reaper. It's almost free and very light.
I wrote a simple post about it: https://steemit.com/music/@danbadjar/why-i-chose-reaper-for-my-home-studio

I think we can use the tag "homerecording" in these posts.
By now I'm following you 😎