How to Start Your Music Career From Home | A Beginner’s Guide

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DAW (Digital Audio Workstations):

http://www.reaper.fm/ $60

http://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/ $5

http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/cubase/line_up/cubase_elements_8.html $99

https://www.ableton.com/en/products/live-lite/ $99

Audio Interface:

https://us.focusrite.com/usb-audio-interfaces/scarlett-solo $99

http://m-audio.com/m-tracks/2x2m $99

https://www.presonus.com/products/AudioBox-USB $99

Monitor Speakers:

http://www.m-audio.com/products/view/av32 $99

http://mackie.com/products/cr-series $99

http://www.krksys.com/krk-studio-monitor-speakers/rokit/rokit-4.html $600

Headphones:

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/75b2f282c93a7651/ $99 ATH-M40x

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/f6e3988012a67cd1/index.html/ $69 ATH-M30x

Loops and Samples:

http://www.thelooploft.com/

http://www.loopmasters.com/

http://www.looperman.com (Royalty Free)

VST:

http://www.vst4free.com

http://bedroomproducersblog.com/

http://www.vstplanet.com/

Preprogrammed Drums and Keys:

https://www.toontrack.com/ $150 each package

Online Resources:

http://forum.cockos.com/forumdisplay.php?f=20

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/

http://www.soundonsound.com/

http://www.musicradar.com/

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/DubSpot

https://www.youtube.com/user/ADSRtuts

http://www.ksvde.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/DJVespers

Books:

Guitar Chord Bible (Music Bibles): Phil Capone $11.49

Piano & Keyboard Chords: Easy-to-Use, Easy-to-Carry, One Chord on Every Page: Jake Jackson $14.99

Mixing Audio 2e 2nd Edition: Roey Izhaki $52.23

Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys, and Techniques 2nd Edition: Rick Snoman $32.35

The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production 2nd Edition: David Gibson $32.26