Thank you for the quick response. Yeah, i know it's rough. I am actually just starting to get interested in trying to record some music and I have absolutely no investment in it as of yet. I just kind of wanted to get a feel of what others thought of my voice and if it was worth trying to continue really. I have always been kind of shy and haven't ever done it in front of others so i figured i would try online lol. Thank you for your advice. Any suggestions on a fairly cheap way to get started and finding some decent equipment? A decent editing program? I have been playing with Audacity because it's free, but I still don't really know much about what I am doing. Thanks man.
Well, that kind of goes in a different section, but I will give a quick 2 cents worth. But, you may want to post in another thread or just read some of the threads. Most use Reaper, $60 and really stable, but it is a full DAW and there is a learning curve. The interface gets more complex quicker because of not sure of the requirements, but something from Presonus, the little Audio box is nice and pretty inexpensive (~100 or less), plus it runs off USB power (good for remote recording). It has a two channel input (two mics to tow tracks), then get a couple of decent mics (for starting out, sub $100) that way you can record your guitar with one mic, vocals with another, then blend in the DAW. You could try your hand at used for the mics. Make sure you know what you are getting.
Since you have a laptop (I don't know your specs, so just guessing), if you keep the recording simple, most laptops will do the basics for recording. That would get you a nice little personal rig for not much money. The Audiobox on craigslist and the mics can be had pretty cheap, sometime they come with mics too.
Just make sure for now, watch your spending until you have an idea of what you want. Until you understand what you need and why you need it, then don't buy it. This is a lust hobby and can get out of hand real quick. Ask anyone here.
Hope this helps.