Hi snirp88,
You can get very good recording software for free by Googling up 'Audacity'. There are Windows and Mac versions. Audacity allows you to record multiple tracks, mix, and use effects. It has many of other features.
Here is a link:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
For a microphone, I have a USB mic that plugs directly into my computer. I use a Snowball by a company called Blue. It costs about $100 US. It has 3 settings; cardioid, condenser, & mixed. It works very well for recording music.
Here is a link:
http://www.bluemic.com/modules.php?op=m … prod_id=18
'Regular' USB mics can be bought for $20 or so - but they are designed just for spoken voice and do not work quite as well for recording music.
Anybody else have some recommendations for snirp88?
"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
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