Re: basic recording setup
An alternative would be:
1) Buy a Zoom H2N. This can be used as a recording interface, and does 44k/24bit (I think ... but pretty sure). You can also use this like a cassette recorder as a portable 1-button recorder.
2) Spend sixty bucks on Reaper and learn how to use it.
This isn't how I did it. My experience is very much like Br1cks - started with an Emu0404 in the family PC, with an Perception 120 mic.
That became a Firepod, and an NT1
That became a dedicated, low-noise PC, RME 802, a pair of C414s, an MC930, a pair of Haun MBC660, a cheap ribbon, and a DPA4099, and a boatload of plugins.
That was over a period of about 15 years. I seem to be happy now. And a lot of books.
But then, there's these new Austrian Audio mics, and a couple of external pres might be nice, and then an Octamic, just in case I ever want to track more than 4 mics at a time ...
good luck. I hope you aren't the compulsive type; it gets expensive.
I will say RME gear is expensive and worth every penny. It's miles beyond the other consumer-grade stuff.
steven
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