Hi! My name is Joseph from West Virginia. I recently discovered a new affection for Home Recording through my own independent music venture. I have built a semi-home studio and am learning at a very fast rate. I started wanting to record my Alternative/Traditional Hip-Hop and slowly discovered a new passion even beyond my genre comfort zone (since I am also a member of a robust Hardcore/Punk/Rock/Metal scene in my area).
I started out with an M-Audio USB microphone, rigged broken mic stand, home-made pop-filter and a "version" of Sony Acid on my gaming computer running Windows 7.
Since then I have upgraded to Macbook Pro (Mountain Lion), 2-Channel PreSonus Audiobox USB, AudioTechnica AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Microphone, Pop-Filter, A Mic Stand that's not broken, CAD Microphone Isolater, AKAI MPK25, M-Audio Axiom 25, and M-Audio AV40 Studio Monitors. And I'm not so proud of this but I received beats pro (beats by dre) headphones as a gift...not the best bang for the buck...but at least they are the higher end models. Plus some external HDD. I have a long way to go still yet.
I found this site after listening to some Home Recording podcasts and my desire for a community that can answer some questions and learn from other posts. I plan to be a very active member!