gusto mo ng low budget home studio with computer?
get a soundcard that can accept stereo line-ins or mic inputs, and has MIDI PORTS (pwede na ang Creative Extigy/Audigy series, less than P 10,000)
get a mic (SHure, around P3,000) and some good cables .
get a MIDI controller. If you have a keyboard already, it will probably have MIDI ports on it, hence, it can be used with the soundcard you got (that's why i said get one with MIDI PORTS)... But if you dont alreayd have a piano-type keyboard, get a USB powered one. (M-Audio Oxygen 8 controller, around P 5- 8,000 2nd hand)
get monitors. Kung di ka naman pro, OK na ang mga Altec Lansing 2.1 systems. (mga P 2 - 3,000)
get software that can record sound, edit, mangle and master the final product. Andaming freeware dyan. you shouldn't have to use pirated ones.
there's a version of TRACKTION that is free till dec 31, 2004. Download it here:
http://www.mackie.com/tracktionpromoand you're set.
all for about P 35,000, the price of a new computer.
as your skills becomes better, you can upgrade equipment later on.