I tried cool edit for like a minute and it sucked to me, so I've been using Acid since 3.0

Everyone uses Cool Edit cause it's easy, well to me, that's a cop out from learning how to be better and do better, and if this is more than a hobby to you, you should stop using Cool Edit and move on to something more intricate. Acid isn't the best, but it's features and quality are far more consistent than Cool Edit. I'd recomend any of Sony's music software for someone looking to step up.