need advice

[jbonil1]

I own a staudio cport system , a shure m58, I make my rythm tracks(bass, drums, etc.) with FL studio, my guitars with a 15w amp through the mic, and mix it with cool edit pro, and listen to it via an old home stereo. Do I need a Behringer UB1002FX for mixing my guitars and vocals or with cool edit is ok? Has any one used M Audio StudioPro 3s, are they good, can I connect them to my cport, or do I need an amplifier? And finally I'm thinking about buying the Samson R21 3 Mic Package for recording my guitar from different angles, Is this necesary. I ask here because if I ask at the store they will tell me it is necessary, Btw I'm a hobbyist.

[soundchaser59]

Originally Posted by jbonil1

I own a staudio cport system , a shure m58, I make my rythm tracks(bass, drums, etc.) with FL studio, my guitars with a 15w amp through the mic, and mix it with cool edit pro

Good.......ok....so far so good........

*sound of a basketball buzzer*

Originally Posted by jbonil1

and listen to it via an old home stereo.

Red Flag! This is your weak (weakest!) link. Fix this before you buy anything else, and you will improve the "Personal Satisfaction" factor of your music ten fold! Get the best monitors you can afford.....and keep in mind that this part of your setup is soooooooo critical that it is worth waiting to save some extra money to get better monitors. But if you have enough gear to record and mix with for now, then I say dont buy anything else until you first get good monitors. I would have saved myself a LOT of hours if I would have bought good monitors a long time ago. I just didn't understand the value, but I do now....

Originally Posted by jbonil1

Do I need a Behringer UB1002FX for mixing my guitars and vocals or with cool edit is ok? And finally I'm thinking about buying the Samson R21 3 Mic Package for recording my guitar from different angles, Is this necesary.

No, cool edit is fine...and......no! You can record your 15w amp just fine with your SM58, just play with mic placement and angle until you get a good sound that you like. If it's too bright, try putting a foam wind screen on it. If it aint bright enough, try removing the foam screen from inside the silver grill....and always remember that it's just as easy and just as valid to change the guitar knobs and the amp knobs to get a better recorded sound.

[jbonil1]

If I buy monitors with an internal amp(Active?), can I just hear them through the cport or do I need other type of amplification for the monitors. Actually I was thinking about this:
http://www.music123.com/M-Audio-DX4-...-i135976.music since this are ones I can afford.

[Dewey Weber]

No further amp is needed. Those M-Audios sound pretty good.
i have them.