What next piece of equipment is most crucial for my home studio setup?

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Hey everyone,

Hoping I can get some advice on what piece(s) of equipment are best to spend my Xmas gift card money on.

Here is what I have so far....

Guitars - Gibson Les Paul standard, American Strat, Godin electric, Yamaha Acoustic, Epiphone Acoustic
Amps - Fender Champ & Marshall `62 Bluesbreaker
guitar effects - tonnes of Boss stomp boxes
Bass - Epiphone (McCartney Hofner replica)
Drums - Alesis DM5 electronic kit
Keyboard - Roland e30
Patch cords - All new top quality cables
DI Box - Radial pro DI
Microphones - Shure 58's & 57
Interface - ZoomR24 (multi recorder/interface/sampler)
Computer - iMac (Garageband)
Headphones - Apex (Hi-Fi Monitor HP-80)

Thats just about everything in my setup....

What would my best purchase be to take me to the next level in my recordings?

I'm currently debating between Studio monitors (M-Audio BX5A) or a condenser mic (Audio-Technica AT2020) Am I overlooking something in my setup that I should be thinking about?
Any tips, suggestions or info to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated

Cheers
 
Yep. Adding studio monitors to your setup would yield the biggest improvement.
 
Though, I suggest increasing your monitor budget a bit if at all possible.
 
Obviously, studio monitors are the next in priority since you don't have any. You already have two mics. I agree with Rayc, upgrade garageband too somewhere down the line!
 
Get reaper now as you can use it free trial until you can afford a license. The trial has no limitations even after 30 days. ;-)

Monitors and Room Treatment as others have previously stated.
 
Just to drill in how essential the things are, room treatment and monitors first (room treatment will help your recorded sounds better, AND help your mixes sound better), monitors will help you mix more accurately, and upgrade GarageBand to Reaper or one of the other DAWs out there with more capabilities (Pro Tools, Logic, Studio One, Sonar, etc.)
 
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