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Hello everyone, this is my first post here and certainly won't be my last! Recently ordered an Ibanez RG8 to my local music store, yet upon purchasing it and taking home I found that it was more or less straight out of the box from the factory. I think they tuned it, and the intonation does...

Alright, so my band is finally starting to get our shit together and we want to start recording. However we have next to no equipment right now. I don't have a ton of money, so: What do I need to purchase to record/mix at home? (we play 8's if it makes a difference) i.e. Hardware, software...