[rainbowmverse]

>> "I've been wishing for scripting in DAWs for a long time, and having a synthesizer that supports writing code to modify waveforms or change how parameters link would be awesome (if this exists, someone please tell me). Projects like Sonic Pi, though, seem to take this past the point of usability."

Reaper has a scripting language. It even comes with a few synths written in it, complete with source.

I want a DAW with the flexibility of Reaper and the UX of Ableton.

[dbattaglia]

If you spring for the full Max4Live Ableton package, you can automate quite a lot via the maxmsp JavaScript object, which gives you scripting access to the Live environment vis the LiveAPI object. It’s kind of an awkward API to use but still much nicer than using the traditional graphical max objects.

https://docs.cycling74.com/max5/vignettes/js/jsliveapi.html

[rainbowmverse]

I'll keep this in mind for when I can afford a version of Live that supports this.

[seandougall]

Have you checked out Max for Live (https://www.ableton.com/en/live/max-for-live/)? I hear good things about it, second-hand.