I was wondering.

[trax]

I'm new to this and I was wondering do you have to have a console.

 

[scottboyher]

It all depends on what you are wanting to accomplish.. In short, Nope.

 

[trax]

I'm trying to produce & record.

 

[scottboyher]

I'm trying to produce & record.

Record what? Yourself or bands?

 

[trax]

My self and my friends.

 

[trax]

I'm going to record one track at a time, my budget is $400 to $500.

 

[scottboyher]

I'm new to this and I was wondering do you have to have a console.

I'm going to record one track at a time.

Then you don't need a console.

 

[rsb]

another thought

You may want to look into some of the stand-alone recorder. Roland, Boss, Korg.... there are lots of nice ones out there. Some have a flash media card if you really want to transfer to your pc.

In fact others have a usb connection so you can plug them straight into the pc.

Just a suggestion in case you have not considered this cheap yet efficient option.

Ryan