It took me 34 days to find the right kick

I hope this is allowed, but I just wanted to vent and also express my experience with Reaper. It took me 34 days of combing through samples, listening to clips, trial and error, endless nights of tweaking tone just to scrap it all the next day. Until I finally found the right kick, and dialed in the right tone for it, and it sounded right for the section. And all along the way, I never once had to fiddle around with Reaper, everything just worked, and I only ever had to focus on what I was trying to accomplish in the music. And honestly, I appreciate that.