This auction presents great gear for starting a home studio, or for a pro wanting a portable rig for mobile recording

Plus here are useful tips and info to help anyone getting into music recording or production for the first time

Tips Never plug guitars or mikes or headphones directly into the computer Get a USB interface with a mike preamp and guitar input to connect microphones, guitars, keyboards etc to the computer. The USB interface also connects speakers/stereo and headphones to your computer Best to get a 24bit USB interface, not 16bit

Choose Your Computer An Apple Mac, or Microsoft PC can be fine. Stay away from Atom or Celeron powered computers, get a Core 2 Duo or AMD of 2.4ghz or more or i3/i5/i7. At least 4GB ram Only install essential software Preferably keep your music computer only for that job, off the net, and with no antivirus software

More useful tips here http://www.akaipro.com/kb/article/1605

Avoid cracked/free software from iffy websites, unless you want viruses

Lexicon USB audio interface + Cubase Studio software

Cubase LE 5.1.2 from Steinberg. This powerful recording software can mix up to 48 tracks of audio at once. Useful for all styles of music It has superb built-in units for tone/EQ, special effects, stompboxes, reverb etc. Great audio cut & paste tools. Excellent quick setup guide, and manuals

Lexicon are leaders in audio arts. Their reverbs used by legendary bands since Pink Floyd in the 1970s, & in major record studios

The Alpha USB interface distills the skills of Lexicon into one box ideal for a home studio see http://tinyurl.com/lexreview

Record 1 or 2 tracks at once. With more takes a full band mix can soon be built-up

Inputs One microphone-mike preamp with XLR socket High-z input for guitar/bass Stereo line-in for keyboards etc

More info - auction 898217378

Shipping costs include sturdy packaging & good padding

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