For the tip on Cakewalk (and BandLab). I downloaded and installed it and it works perfectly. I made a test recording with zero glitches; recognized my audio/midi interface (Alesis I/O-26) immediately and everything worked without a single glitch. Recording was silky smooth. Good find. I don't know if I'm ready to give up Reaper yet, but I might. I'd forgotten how easy Cakewalk is to use and all the features.
chas
Chas, I also downloaded it without any problems.. I do not like the sound sources they give you, and I much rather use MixCraft Pro 8..
It is more advanced to use... both work great with my M-Audio Code61.
It is surely worth downloading Cakewalk... for the folks that are just getting into DAW.