Getting Started!, Advice on what equipment to buy Options

[jekeputz]

I'm getting an Imac, plenty of power. I have logic express. I sing and play guitar and want to record songs.

I know nothing about what else I need to plug mic and guitar into computer.

I know I know, I'm clueless! Can someone tell me very simply what I need to get going

eg microphone, and.....?

Thanks,

[Mac Daddy]

mortalengines, azkid and all, we know the dreams, hopes and problems associated with "Getting Started" we want to start "Yesterday". I would hate to see anyone make bad purchases or ones you probably won't even use! I have thousands of Euros of such Software taking massive amounts of Memory... Just sitting there.... Sigh....

This is what a German Technician, who used to travel around the Planet setting up Recording Studios, I'm not going to name drop, but for the best Recording Tape Machines. Digital music put him out of the Tape Machine business, mostly, he still travels the world tweaking and fixing.... "Damn, he's rich"!

My, point... I know, I digress, too much... Hans, said: "Never change an functioning operating system". I could not remember why I did not become attracted to all the "New Stuff" coming out everyday... It was the words of my very first "Technician". He built my very first "Studio"... Didn't cost much. He was doing it more of a gift... I still paid him for his many visits.

I began expanding my Hard and Software and began having the music retailers visit my home/studio and put it together. Today, finally, with the exception of several really expensive pieces of Hardware and Software (Drawmer, Neve, SPL, Avalon, Waves, T.C. Electronic, etc., etc.) I'm happy, however, a Member of 440 I have been working with, is going to visit from Paris and "Optimize" my G5!!!

I'm really changing in my old age... I used to get excited about, girls, parties, drugs and gigs, now it's getting my computer "Optimized".... Sigh...

In closing, we really can't help the "New First Time Systems" by giving advice. We can only "Guess". I would love to enter the Computer Music World today. It's great. It seems to work well and at a more affordable price than when I began putting my Studio together... Hardware has remained expensive and not much has changed.

mortalengines, I was happy to hear you like Line 6 too. I really hate "Hum". There is no need for it in todays Recorded Music... It's shouldn't even be on Stage... Hate it... Digressing...