Maybe not a universal truth, but it does seem to be a common one I like this way of seeing things, be assured I will steal this formulation

Im not entirely sure i understood everything but is donation the solution you’re looking for?

I see what you mean, in your case as well as mine, Reaper is far more powerful and so far more adequate to our needs But people do not always search for powerful software. Sometimes they only want something easy to learn, with only basic tasks but well performed and entirely free. When you have these requirements, Audacity is better