Asking for a friend who has a birthday coming up. She had a rough year in 2023 and I really want to surprise her with something to record with, but I don't know really anything about recording any kind of audio. She's got an electronic keyboard and a bluetooth speaker & microphone but thats it. She also really likes to freestyle!
As far as DAWs go you can use Reaper for free indefinitely (just wait out the purchase dialogue then click through it) and it's one of the absolute best regardless of price. Works great on linux too.