Been desperately trying to get away from Adobe products for years, but then whenever I try alternatives they crash constantly and/or I spend hours just trying to get basic things like the fucking audio output to working so that I can edit, and then I give up.

And yes, I've read through all of the forum posts, and updated my drivers, blah blah. But I actually just need to get this piercing video edited and I can't sink any more time into troubleshooting. No advice please.