I spend about 300 bucks for my first basic recording set up. I already had a PC. I was going to by the Scarlett Solo bundle, but the folks at the place I go to, Chuck Levins Washington Music Center, set me up with a customized package that cost the same as the bundle and I paid a few extra bucks for a decent boom stand and a shock mount for my mic.
The 250 +/- dollar package included:
1. Scarlett Solo interface that came bundled with a ton of nice DAW software, of which I still use Ableton Live 9 Lite. I like that Ableton had a tutorial built in to get me going in the right direction.
2. AKG P120 Large Diaphragm condenser mic. This things really does the business for a sub 100 dollar mic.
3. Audio Technica M30x Closed back headphones. Not bad for sub 100 dollar headphones.
4. A nice 20' XLR cable.
I've since bought a more mics, stands, cables, studio monitors, 4 channel interface, etc.
next project is to make a dedicated room in my basement into a studio so I can practice and record without disrupting the household.
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Just an old drum playing guitarist now.
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