nah-- it depends on if your just doin for the computer or you actually wanna make tracks and make a cd or somethin for "real life"--

Spend some money on a mic-- Get Cool Edit and your straight for internet...

Fruity Loops is a real easy program to make beats on if ur into that....

Cakewalk is a good program for mixing your vocals and instrumentals but Cool Edit is easier, Acid Pro is also a good program.

Try and Find a B or A class Condenser mic-- some models are less than 100 bucks and give much better sound quality than a radio shack omni mic.... Get a Pre-Amp if you intend to use ur computer to record to get levels correct ( this will have the power source for the mic built in also). -- thats basic-

I know some kids here use Playstation two Headsets or the little string mics that come with the computer to record and cool edit to mix... Some of us have better equipment-- depends on the money you got to spend and how far you wanna go.

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