Reaper is great. Stick to it and if you have any questions - the forum is amazing.Turns out I got 2 bad speakers from KRK. 3rd one was the charm. All is right with the world, now just need to learn Helix Native and Reaper.... Maybe Ableton.
Side note, KRK is owned by Gibson, something I didn't know. Good old Gibson QQ rearing it's ugly head.