Hi Steve,

First a couple of questions:
1-what OS are you running?
2-What is your end goal? Is this just for practice or are you going to record and post your songs.
3-what are you computer specs? RAM, CPU, etc

If you goal is just for practice then get a mic, plug it into your computer, and record in BiaB. Note that I do not record in BiaB so I'm not sure if you can add reverb prior to recording. If you have a PC then RealBand will do what you want or on a MAC garage band.

If you want to record and post songs then things can change. If you are not that concerned about tonal quality then the above method will work. But if you want the best tonal quality then you will need to purchase a good audio interface, also called a sound card, and a good mic. These do not have to be super expensive items. A Focusrite audio interface can cost around $110 USD

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Focusrite/Scarlett-Solo-USB-Audio-Interface-Gen-3.gc

A Behringer around $50 USD

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringer/U-Phoria-UM2-1418053829813.gc

A good mic like this Shure SM48 for $55USD:

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Shure/SM48-Cardioid-Dynamic-Vocal-Microphone-1274034493896.gc?pfm=search_page.rr1|SolrSearchToView

And a mic stand, $30 USD:

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Musicians-Gear/Tripod-Mic-Stand-with-Fixed-Boom.gc

I hope this helps and is not to confusing. As you can see what you have and what you need will depend on your end result.

Good luck.

I get most of my exercise these days from shaking my head in disbelief.


64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware