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Thanks both I have played with GarageBand on my iPhone and iPad but they are small and fiddly and i find distracting from just being able to play and create. Audio interface is definately the way to go, have read a bit about them now. Looking into the Audient iD4 (Keeping it simple), they have a great website and lots of articles and videos. This is a useful, simple link for anyone stumbling across this post one day; https://audient.com/tutorial/budget-home-studio/ The Interfaces can be bonkers prices but i can see its about the number of channels, frequencies and bit rates but this has given me a useful start! £724 for a Home Studio is not a lot these days and over a course of time. Thank you all

Hi DarkAndrew Apologies, i could have been clearer. It is principally for me at home to play around, practice etc. I am not in a band or anywhere near any scene now so home use only. I have Amplitude on my mobile but thought there would be something more complete rather than lots of tiny apps and messing about but if thats what you all use then perhaps im over expecting. I find myself troubleshooting rather than playing and creating so thought i was doing things wrong. A one stop shop might be useful actually so i will look at those devices you just mentioned. Ta

Hi I havent been in a band now for some 20 years and awfully rusty however, the world and tech has thundered on in my absence! I see lots of home studio videos where people are dubbing themselves, practicing and recording themselves digitally and using headphones and all sorts of clever tech. So much so that it is quite bewildering to be honest and i dont know where to start and simply 'shut down' rather than try to crack on. What do i need beyond my guitar? I would like to practise with effects, practise with headphones, record myself and add to it (I have a copy of Reaper but not thrown myself at it) with guitar overlays, drums and anything else really. A list of all the items would be great as it would enable me to start aquiring them and work towards this. Thank you very much Nat