I read that. But the way the article is written suggests that the workaround they’re implying is to buy YouTube premium. I am not per se against YT premium, after all its normal business to take money and serve a product, but what my biggest cons are

1. The price
2. I already use all of the mentioned premium features and more but for free

For example: YT music -> ReVanced (background play, no ads) YT App -> ReVanced (no ads, Sponsorblock, no shorts) YT on browser -> Extensions (uBlock, Sponsorblock, block yt shorts)

If I were to pay for premium and use the regular app, I would lose that functionality and 130€ per year. This money would support a company whose business model involves extensive collection of personal data, which is then sold to third parties, effectively contributing to the global surveillance infrastructure.

I would rather not use YouTube than pay for it.

Is this a sponsored article? Bc buying yt premium doesn’t seem like a workaround to me.

Nah that’s Chat Control. DSA is about online platforms while Chat Control is about private chats.

I can greatly recommend Reaper to you, in case Ableton + Wine doesn’t work out.

I only recently got into music making as a hobby so my overall perspective might be limited, but other DAWs I tried included:

• Ardour
• Bitwig
• LMMS
• Zrythm

I settled with Reaper bc of it’s customizability, freedom in workflow and cheap price without compromising in pro features. It’s actually completely free as long as you are evaluating buying it, which is up to you for how long. And the customizability is off the charts compared to any other DAW.

But what really sold Reaper to me was the lack of hurdles that got into my way of learning to make music.

Have fun