What else do I need?

[knightrdr]

Hello all!

I'm trying to build a decent, low budget home digital recording studio to record some R & B style music demos. I've already purchased some equipment based on some research and feedback I've seen posted to this message board. Here's what I have so far:

Pentium III 500MHz PC w/232MB Ram; 20GB EIDE HD; OEM SndCard
Echo Gina-20 Sound Card
Behringer EURORACK MX1604A
Behringer Virtualizer Pro Multi-Effects Processor
RODE NT-1 Microphone
Cool Edit Pro
Cakewalk Pro
Cheap Yamaha MIDI Keyboard

Getting:

Really Nice Compressor
Boss DR-770 Drum Machine

My question is, is there anything else that I need to fill out my studio? Also, is there anything on this list that I might want to look at upgrading in the near future that would give me a noticeable improvement in quality?

Any and all feedback is welcome.

Thanks in advance!

 

[tdukex]

Can you hear me?

Nice setup so far. You'll also need a nice monitoring system if you don't already have one. Maybe some more mics. Maybe some sound modules for your synth, or a software synth or sampler like Reality, Reaktor, or Gigasampler.