Txlermasou
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Before I start I'll give a bit about myself. I'm an 18 year old musician, I play drums bass and guitar and I've played in a couple small time bands with friends. I really want to get into recording but I have absolutely no knowledge on the subject and no experience other than going to studios to record demos. Basically it's just something that I have an interest in and I really want to learn about it. I have a buddy that runs his own small studio in his basement, so I asked him to show me some of the basics and he said yes, but only if I buy some basic gear first and record something for him. The list he gave me includes: a computer with at least 4gigs of ram, a two channel FireWire/USB interface, a microphone or guitar and reference monitors. I already have the computer, guitar and mic covered(Although I don't know how good the mic is for recording, It's just been used at band practices) but I have no idea what the interface or reference monitors are and when I try looking them up all I can really find are discussions by people who already know what they're talking about rather than an explanation of what they are for. So basically I'd like to know what exactly they are and how much approximately I should be willing to pay for a basic set up. Thanks in advance and I apologize if this post made me sound like a complete idiot haha.