So this is going to be nothing new to the kind of questions posted in this section so I apologize, any redirects would be appreciated, bear with me please:

I'm trying to record some tracks onto my reasonably supportive laptop. I have plenty of space and ram. I intend to record just the guitar and some drums. My initial plan was to get a looping station (like the jamman) which I figured would be pretty conclusive....however I will need a bit of guidance if I am to do it without such a station ...what would the set up be in this case?

I'm familiar with open source recording programs such as audacity+reaper. What other hardware/software could I use?