I’ve got a whole new PC now, a much better one and a much faster computer which I am happy with. Now I feel it’s time for a whole new music recording rig. Better equipment and something more professional sounding.

First, I would need a pair of studio speaker monitors. Not computer speakers, “studio” monitors. There is a difference between the two. When recording music professionally at home, you need studio monitors and I’ve been trying to find good ones online for the past week. I’m looking for speakers nothing too expensive. Somewhere around the $80 – $150 price range. I’m sure I can find great sounding speakers around that range. I want studio monitors with USB so I can hook them up to a computer and hook up the speakers to an Ipad.

I’m also gonna get a new M-Audio Fast Track Interface with MIDI on it. I already have a keyboard with MIDI on it. I’m not the best keyboardist/pianist but I’m gonna learn and take it more seriously. I would like to learn MIDI so I can make my own backing tracks for my music and stuff.

I would also need new DAW software. I think I’m gonna go for something much cheaper and affordable than ProTools. I’m sure there are great DAW software out there that is affordable like Reaper, Cakewalk SONAR X3, FL Studio, Acoustica Mixcraft, Sony Acid Pro, etc.

I’m probably gonna go with Acoustica Mixcraft ’cause it’s pretty similar to Apple’s Garageband… close enough anyway…

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Mixcraft6Pro

Acoustica Mixcraft sounds pretty good as it is mostly getting positive reviews.

Not only that I have to get a whole new music recording rig, I also need new movie editing software as well. I’m getting into researching that. For now, I’ll just continue to record and edit videos on the Ipad until I get new movie editing software for the PC.

I’m gonna focus on getting all of these in 2015.

Kev