What do I need to record music at home?

What I need to record quality music at home?

• Alright, so I'm fifteen and I really want to do things with my music. I'm kind of in and out of a band but I feel like no one is committed and even then, people don't ...show more

• Answer:

  The weakest link in your system is going to be the sound card in your computer, I would recommend getting a quality sound card installed first or using an external recorder, a better mike is only going to record as good as what the sound card in the computer is capable of, the least expensive method would probably be to get a Tascam portable recorder, these have good mikes can record from 4 to 8 tracks and will keep your production in the digital domain....a good sound card for your computer will probably cost more....also a Tascam recorder like the DP 008 will handel a better microphone than a computer sound card can.....You could also get an external box that records in the computer with a ubs connection this keeps the sound in the digital domaine but this also is probably going to cost you as much as a portable digital recorder plus mike....