Just curious - what DAW do you use? ...and why do you like it for guitar recording, mixing, etc?

Wow. Another Cakewalk user here. I've been abusing it since the Pro Audio days in the 90s. When my VS-700c finally dies, I'm pretty sure I'm going to Studio One with one of the consoles as a controller/interface.
 
Cubase Pro - First DAW I used years ago and, effectively, since I only really use it as a glorified 4-track, it does far more than I need or will ever really know how to use.
 
I'm a long time enthusiastic Digital Performer user and it still kick serious butt.

In order to stay relevant with clients I'm using Logic Pro these days. The Atmos integration is very good, although less call for it as video editing work has dried up.

I keep kicking around the idea of getting Bitwig or Ableton but aside from installing the complimentary Bitwig 8 Track I haven't made a move on it.
 
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IIRC, I recorded a cover of Metallica's "One" with just this when I was 15 or 16. No backing track and either a cheap battery-fed micro into the PC or even direct into line-in through an Ibanez stompbox. Sounded horrible but was great fun :D

On topic, I've been using Reaper for any of my modest DAW needs for years. As others stated, it's stable, affordable, updated often and the update is quickly downloaded and installed.
When I started (after Sounder Recorder ;) ), I tried out Sonar, which I was totally uncomfortable with, and some limited Cubase edition that came with my interface. To me, Cubase was quite intuitive, unlike Sonar, and for my drummer it was the opposite. - Just shows that there are different DAWs out there because people are different and their concept of "logical" or intuitive.
I tried out Reaper soon but back then I remember the GUI to be completely ugly to me. Must have been major version 2 or 3. Version 4 or 5 latest looked nice to me and I've been using Reaper ever since.
 
Started on Pro Tools in the early 2k’s (after an ADAT) when the 001 came out. Built a studio around ‘05 that used a Mackie HD24. When we upgraded it with an Apollo 16, we had to use Logic because Pro Tools wasn’t a standalone yet. Took a long break from music and upon returning in 2023, I started with Pro Tools and eventually went back to Logic and have been there since.

I miss Pro Tools from and engineering and editing perspective but once I got the hang of Logic I ended up loving it. PT is more of an engineer’s tool and Logic is more of a composers/song writer’s tool. If I ever got back into being able to record live drums, I’d do that with Pro Tool. But I only ever record guitar now, so Logic is perfect for that.
 
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Just curious what people use for audio editing, mixing, etc and why they prefer it.
No agenda. I am a DAW slut and bounce around a bit. Always curious what might spark creativity.
So many good choices these days, even shareware / free stuff.

I often use Reaper for audio, Reason for beats and synths and dabble with Logic Pro but never gelled with it.
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I work in film and television sound. I use ProTools and have since it was called Session 8 in the 90s.
 
Studio One Pro 7. I use it for editing (Pro Tools is better for this), tuning and comping, mixing, guitar tracking sessions and some composition work. I like the workflow mostly.

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Anthony
 
I think it's been since 1997. I've been using Cakewalk. Recently, I watched Leon Todd's introductory video and installed Fender's new free DAW and recorded a few times.
 
Reaper. Reason being, I started out on Cakewalk/Sonar, but it became horrendously buggy in the early versions of Pro Audio through Sonar. Reaper was far more stable, a hell of a lot faster, and cheap. I became familiar with it, and have better things to do in life than learn the ins and outs of multiple DAWs, as capable as they may be. Reaper does everything I need, and does it well.
 
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