jimmys69
MOODerator
I said it was intuitive (Cool Edit Pro) because it had all the same shortcuts as any other programs in Windows (not related to recording) like copy and paste (ctrl + C, ctrl + V) the way you select by sliding your mouse while holding down the left button, zooming with the mouse wheel, delete selection etc. etc. etc. All the names in the options made sense to you eventhough you had never recorded anything in your life. You didn't need tutorial to learn it, you just had to do what your think and it would work or would be really easy to find out. Like ampliphy a track or a selection etc. I miss that easiness in Reaper. Now I can do most of what I was able to do with Cool Edit Pro but it took me a while to learn how to use Reaper properly because I had for a very long time the habit of switching back to Cool Edit when I was blocked instead of trying to find out how in Reaper. The way to think when using Reaper is different, you have to think Reaper not Windows hehe which was a bit hard for me to do since I'm a computer technician and I'm use to have all the sames short cuts in most of the programs I use. But once you learn the basic you start to love Reaper and see all the possibilities.
I feel I must interject here as all of those functions you stated work the same in Cubase.
I do agree that any software is a challenge when you are used to something else. Always happens.
If it works for you then by all means use it.