[javchz]

The great about Audacity it's that it's a great DAW starter. You can record, edit, multitrack, mix and apply effects.

It's fast, out of the box, multiplatform... and I haven't used it in years, but that's mostly because Reaper it's too great, the only thing I miss it's audacity loading times.

Now I think Audacity has only a few bottlenecks, the main workflow it's not that broken.

If what they say it's accomplished and they prioritize VTS non-destructive effects, improve the Timeline management and other UX details. I could see Audacity present in the majority of home studios and the software behind a lot of professional works (not big studios, but enough for self publish). I now a couple of local bands that recorded their demo with audacity, a cheap interface and a sm57 mic.

...and if I can ask maybe add support for ASIO (something hard to happen becauses licences, but I can dream).