Originally Posted By: Genghis_McCann
......I decided on the focusrite 2i2 bundle, which starts me off with headphones and a microphone too. Ordered it today from our local music store and it should be in within a week. Also got all the leads to make the connections to my HiFi stereo system.



remember that the hi-fi stereo system has biased speakers. Essentially that means they tend to reproduce some frequencies better than others intentionally. You'll want to keep that in mind when mixing. And at some point, you'll want to budget for some studio reference speakers that are self powered to get a better representation of the actual mix.

Using a stereo system and speakers for playback isn't bad.... but just understand the limitations and be careful when using it to monitor a mixing session. Headphones might be a better option depending on the model.

Either way.... yeah... the focusrite is a big step in the RIGHT direction. Good luck and keep us posted on how it goes.

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