The 1st thing you gotta' do is to learn "Basic Mixing/Recording 101"!
Once you got that covered, you'll need to equip yourself with the most basic of recording "tools" such as flat-response,"passive" (amplification needed) or "active"(amplified) monitors to properly judge your mixes; mic-pre(basically boosts a signal to standard line level), an outboard or software-based, dynamic processor(a compressor; adj signal level & to control overall dynamics) and a efx unit (for adding 'Verbs, delays, chorus,etc effects to the signal).
Have fun mixing & rec'ding while learning everything you can. Though I have listed the basic "4 food-groups of gear">>> monitors, pre-amps, signal & efx processors,<<< by no means limit yourself to what I & others have posted in this thread as we are simply presenting you with the most basic of basics!