Im new to the whole home recording thing. What exactly do i need to make my own CD? Do i need to but a Digital Recording Software or is there a cheaper way of doing it? I want somthing with a drum machine. I have a pedal and an amp with a MIDI slot thing (have no idea what to do with that). Please Help Me Out, Thanks.

You can you record everything you need on your computer. Checkout Cakewalk.com as a good start. You can start simply by plugging into your sound cards input then grow from that. Get a cd burner for your computer to archive your ideas.

If you've got a new Mac, it's got a function called Garage Band that should help ya out a lot... and in the usual Apple fashion, it's easily explained and operated. Good luck, bro.