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Audacity is fine but its operations are destructive. I've been trying to learn Ardour, but it's a completely different beast...
I don't think OP's link mentions it but iirc one of the major changes in Audacity 4.0 is supposed to be non-destructive editing. At least that's what I think I remember hearing like a year or more ago.
It already supports realtime audio plugins now, which are non-destructive.
Does anyone know if Audacity 4.0 allows for more recording tracks at a time? Last I tried, it could only record to a single stereo track at a time.
Fwiw try out Reaper. Much easier and more professional than ardour, but unfortunately not open source. It supports a custom JavaScript system for making your own plugins on the fly, though, and is crazy powerful.
Thanks for the advice