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Originally Posted by drplayer
Thank you for your insight. I will predominantly be recording solo guitars pieces, or songs where I sing and accompany myself on guitar. As I progress, I can see the slight possibility of maybe experimenting with a "one man band" kind of thing, where I would play the guitar part and sing, and the other instruments would be backing tracks (for lack of a better term). That's about it, as I really don't have a desire to delve into it any deeper than that...simple is best for me.
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This means that a 2 x 2 recording computer interface will be adequate for you planned uses, i.e., one capable of recording two channels at the same time and capable of outputting in stereo. Because you can record, say, 3rd, 4th and 5th tracks later, you can still mix all five tracks down to stereo output.
As to what you need, add the following to your list:
1) Near field monitors;
2) Headphones (closed back for tracking, open back for mixing/listening);
3) A table to hold everything;
4) Microphones;
5) Mic stands;
6) Appropriate cables;
7) Room treatment for your chosen room; and
8) DAW software with plugins.
Some folks will say you don't need all of this at once, which is arguably true. But you will eventually need all of these things if you want a fully functioning home studio.