@fireh9lly FL Studio is the DAW i use
pros: it has support for some live performance stuff; once you buy it you have lifetime free updates; i find it very nice to use in general
cons: hard to change tempo precisely with automation; it's literally the only professional daw i've ever used so idk how it actually stacks up for live stuff
keyboards and midi controllers are also good investments obvi, but i haven't used many of them
@fireh9lly oh!! my bad! i wasn't sure what kind of thing you were looking for
i've never tried reaper! what do you like about it?