Sounds like you need to do a road trip to visit the grandkids. Take your laptop with BB/RB installed.... pack your interface and monitors too, and bring a good mic.

See what he can do and then bring out your rig. A laptop rig takes 5 minutes to set up. Ask him what song is his favorite.... give the rest of the family movie tickets and send them out while you and Keegan work up his song in BB and then record him.

I would not have him spend the money on a "professional studio session" to record 6 songs just yet. You should help him with that in BB. With the internet, you can work like he's right there. If he's not able to spend the money to get BB, you can help him out by doing some backing tracks for him.

A good DAW like Cakewalk's Music Creator 7 for $50 and an interface for the laptop for $200 or so, with a good mic is all he needs to test the waters. Essentially, that's what my studio consits of and you hear the music I write and record here. There's lots of folks on the Cakewalk Music Forums to help with technical issues and recording tips..... plus, if he can get a copy of BB/RB from grandma for Christmas......He doesn't have to spend a wad to record in a "professional studio" and he can easily learn the software and how it all works. Kids tend to get this kind of stuff really easily.

Anyway, that's my advice for an 11 year old aspiring musician.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 08/14/16 12:42 AM.
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