Cheapest Overall setup- semi emergency

[BlanKinK*6]

OK, my birthday (feb 22) is comin up and my band (BlanKinK, we will prolly start postin songs on the internet in the middle of march) has finished the writing of our 1st album. My parents say that if my band can keep the total cost of a recording/mixing setup under 300 they will buy it for me. When i say a setup, i mean everything a recorder, a mixer (i don't care if its a machine a a computermixer) and a microphone. All we really want out of a mixer is somthin that can improive sound wuality. effcts and stuff don't matter much AT ALL. basically we wanna give it that fuller, clearer sound you hear on cds as opposed to live.

our music is similar to chevelle's, taproot's, and sorta disturbed. Basically we re new metal band. if anyone could give me some suggestions as to what to buy, i would be SO thankful. oh, and we need sumthin that cn record 2 guitars, bass, drums, and vocals. not sure if that matters or not but...

alright thanks a TON

by the way--i am tired so sorry if i repeated the same thing over and over again in different ways. plus i am new to this site/reording, i am not sure where to post what, so sorry if this in the wrong area

 

[Stealthtech]

Couple options:

Your budget is slim.
You can pick up a used stand alone digital recorder with maybe a internal or external CDRW. You will probably not have enough inputs for multiple mics on the drums but enough for 8 instruments. In other words an 8 track recorder. I've seen some on ebay at a good price.
Second, you can get an inexpensive or used breakout box 8 track with PCI card for your computer and use a demo version of software for the time being, but this will be a learning curve. Depending on your ability to learn quick, you may have enough time to lay it down before your deadline.

Your budget is going to be the kink here.
get your band members to pitch in some dough !!

 

[TexRoadkill]

You don't have to post your question on every forum. Most people are capable of reading the different sections.