 | Acoustica Mixcraft 4
Buy new: $69.95 The Garageband for PC. Has amazing virtual instruments, recording interface, loop library, and various effects. Supports VST plugins and Garageband loops. Get a free fully-functional demo off their website.
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 | Acoustica Musician's Bundle
Buy new: $104.95 Includes Mixcraft 4 plus another program called Beatcraft. Beatcraft is an amazing drum machine that is expandable and supports VST plugins. It's super easy to use so professionals and amateurs alike can use it. The Musicians Bundle includes 2 drum expansion packs for Beatcraft.
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 | Line 6 Tone Port GX
Buy used from: $75.00 Record your guitar, bass, or any instrument with a 1/4" input right into your computer with studio-like quality. Includes Gearbox software that adds impressive amp modelers and effects right on your computer.
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 | Line 6 Tone Port UX2
Same as Toneport GX, but has more inputs for XLR (microphone) recording for vocals as well as another instrument input. Also has fancy analog needle monitors.
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 | Blue Microphones SnowBall USB Microphone Bundle
Buy new: Too low to display USB microphone, state-of-the-art for home studio recordings. Records vocals and instruments amazingly at studio quality. Ideal for musicians who don't want to use complicated mixers and just want to simply plug-in and start recording.
Works great for podcasts too.
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 | Propellerhead Reason 4.0 Recording Software
Buy new: $399.00 / Used from: $289.99 For more advanced musicians, Reason 4.0 is the state-of-the-art software synthesizer on the market. Overall, it can make any sound you want. The only drawback is its really technical and not really for beginners who would do better with Mixcraft 4.
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 | M Audio KeyRig 49 49 Key USB Keyboard Controller
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $74.99 Keyboard to input into Mixcraft 4, Reason 4.0, and any other MIDI-enabled program. If you're a guitarist, check out the Starr Labs Z-tar. It allows you to control MIDI software with a guitar-interfaced device rather than a piano-style keyboard. Search for it on the internet.
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