yo a mic is nice to have save some loot and get a decent one and setting it up is pretty self explanitory ..if you get a real studio mic ask the people where you buy it from the best possbile way to set it up ..i.e. location and shit to elimant feedback and background noise also search kazza there are all kinds of free programs i prefer fruity loops hip hop e-jay is ok for beginers cool edit comes in handy aswell