Originally Posted by: schmangeAnd Cubase, again, you can get something a lot cheaper if you don't need 128 tracks.

That's one thing we could do. A friend of ours has Cubase and he's quite willing to make whatever we record sound better.

I truly appreciate all the input, guys, but anything that requires drum mics is still out of the question for now. We'll keep screwing around with the setup we have going, maybe post a couple shoddy demo versions of our songs for you to hear, and revisit this thread for tips when we finally get some worthwhile recording gear.