Nicole, I ask the following for my own edification, but have you looked in to the current plug-ins supported by Audacity? This is the main Audacity plug-ins wiki page and here is the more basic, but still extensive plug-ins page at the main site. I've known that the LADSPA plug-ins exist for a long while, and that there are over 90 of them, but the documentation regarding exactly what they are and do is poor. There are also the Nyquist plug-ins, too, along with a number of others that will be meaningful to someone of your experience that leave me scratching my head.
I think that things may have expanded greatly since you last gave Audacity a look. Since it's free, along with all it's plug-ins an add-ons, it's a great option for someone who wants to get into this but at minimum outlay. You could probably give a pretty decent synopsis regarding what Audacity coupled with the plug-ins is capable of. I certainly can't, and would appreciate it, if you have the time, if you would. I realize you may not have the time. Brian
