feel free to email me but yes the vocal studio will run antares plug ins.

Keyboard – if you have a huge pocket book and dont mind putting out $2000 + for a keyboard then take a look at the roland fantom, korg m3, yamaha motif and other things. if youre a little short on change then try a midi keyboard like the m-audio axiom 49 ($250) or even lower m-audio keyrig49 – (
$100)

Audio Interface – this is what you connect things like microphones, guitars, and monitors to. take a look at the tascam us122 ($129) or check out some m-audio ones. the more expensive ones give you more spots to plug in mics and other stuff.

Monitors – (speakers) – do some research and figure out which one will give you the best mix. a lot of beginners use the KRK rokit 5s ($150 per speaker), but the more professional artists use a bunch like Yamahas or Mackies with a subwoofer.

DAW – (Digital Audio Workstation, the software) – you want to find a DAW that will do everything you want it to do. Protools is the industry standard, but there is a LOT to learn in it and people even take classes. Take a look at Sonar, Cubase, Reason, Logic (if you have a mac). I use FL Studio too and if you want to keep using that start looking into VST instruments to get better quality sounds.

Mixer – Optional

Mic – not really my area, but go to your local Guitar Center and ask them questions. they’re usually pretty good about helping you out, or you can go to sites like www.zzounds.com or guitarcenter.com and read what other people say about them.

hope this helped

check out my remix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEwTqzvqGyU

Apex 435 Studio Condenser Mic
Behringer Eurorack UB802 Mixer
Logitech Ultra Vision Quickcam High Definition Webcam

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This connects to your computer via USB and provides the mic preamps, phantom power, and analog to digital conversion that you would usually need an Audio Interface for.

If you then decide this is something that you want to pursue, then you should make the investment in an Audio Interface. This one from PreSonus has a nice set of features for the price:
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/PreSonus-AudioBox-USB?sku=243007&CJAID=10381297&CJPID=3838583

Once you have an Audio Interface your microphone selection goes through the roof. Instead of being limited to the USB mics you can choose from any one of hundreds of dynamic or condenser mics (though for voice-work I’d still recommend a condenser).

Good luck!

The equipment is much more reasonable, it’s the soundproofing of the rooms that is very costly.

Without knowing what you want to do, I couldn’t begin to give you a BoM.

It’s hard to give you an accurate recommendation without knowing the following:

1) What are you trying to record? What instruments, how many, etc.?

2) What is your budget? You say cheapest, but quality, yet that’s not enough info. You get what you pay for in the music business.

1. Isolating ambient noise. A sound-proofed studio will isolate all ambient noise, which is nearly impossible to do at home.
2. Preventing flutter and unwanted delay – A recording studio always has walls made to absorb sound, so it does not allow sound waves to bounce around the room. This prevents the cracked sound that flutter can create.
3. Quality equipment – A sound studio can invest in expensive recording setup, which is impossible or impractical for recording artists. Good equipment ensures accurate representation of the instrument’s sound in the final production.
4. Isolating the sound of every instrument in a group recording – The cohesion of a group performance is impossible to recreate by putting together pre-recorded tracks. However, recording group performances without good equipment invariably results in sound leakage, especially with drums.
5. Allowing musicians to record together from different locations – with the advent of digital sound, mixing and mastering, musicians from all over the world can collaborate on a single project without ever having to be in the same location.
6. On-spot plugins and sound effects. These serve to enhance a composition as well as to generate certain effects that would be absolutely impossible without the advent of modern technology.