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Originally Posted by max3k  I am turning a room of my home into a recording studio. What I dont know is what type of mic I should get, keyboard, software? I have Sibelius for composition. Ive tried seaching the forums, but I keep getting Olds Recording info. Thanks for any light you can shine on this subject.
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Max3K,
what do you want to record other than your trumpet? What type of music, instrumentation............
You can get some decent stuff on a budget, or go over the top to make your stuff high-end.
Like with buying trumpets, personal taste has a lot to say about what is worth it.
For basic recording one instrument at a time, an M-Audio Fast Track Pro Mike preamp/DA/AD Converter will give you 2 high quality channels through USB to your computer - cost about $250. For a microphone, I have found that the large diaphragm (1") mikes sound best when you play up close (necessary in a living room). Cheap and decent would be an AKG C3000 for about $250.00. A good set of closed back headphones are the Beyer DT770 for about $150.00.
If you are a student, there are good deals on Cubase which is an easy to use and very flexible recording software. You need a fast PC with a big harddrive and lots of memory too. If it will be in the same room that you are recording in, you also need to take measures to make it quiet (shock mount for the HDD, quiet fans/case).
What keyboard depends on how serious you want to be. There are cheap generic midi keyboards at the bottom end and awesome Yamahas at the top.
Give us some more details and we can probably home in on how to get started!