A Good Program For Recording For Starting Out Would By "sony Acid"...formerly Known As Acid Pro But Sony Bought Them Out...you Can Get It At Best Buy And Its About $80...its Better Than Cool Edit Pro In My Book...and Easier To Use...and Ure Able To Record In Blocks If You Cant Spit All At Once...

And For Beats...go To Soundclick.com And Join That Site...and You Can Use Beats From The Site...or Buy The Fruity Loops Program...its A Beat Program, And Allows You To Creat Beats And All That Shit....effects, Etc...or At Best Buy Where You Can Get Sony Acid, They Have A Few Programs That Let You Make Beats And Effects And Shit...check Them Out...

And Make Sure U Have A Decent Mic And A Good Soundcard...quality Is What You Want, So Make Sure Your Sound Is There...

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