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Sonar, MOTU (any one of their interfaces), Focusrite Octopree for a decent 8 channel preamp set up. Good start. I use sonar 5 with the MOTU 24 io and 3 Octoprees in my portable recording rig. Less than 3 grand would get you a nice set up with that gear. Mics are what cost a shitload of money. Good ones anyway. Rode makes some great lower cost mics as does AudioTechnica. A couple of good direct boxes are necessary for matching. It can get out of hand quickly though. I have over $50,000 bucks into my studio stuff now. By time you add good monitors, headphone distribution, plug ins (MY GOD! Plugins cost money!).........It just goes on and on.................. The truth is that it depends way more on your experience and your ears than it does on your gear. Start with whatever you are comfortable using and it will evolve from there. I started with Cubase and went to pro tools and ended up with Sonar......... Everybody has their reasons for what they use. It all works.
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