Sorry I'm late into the convesation and will be away when I love talking about this!
1) Regarding the mixer, you've chosen a very good brand for it. Mackie es definitely not the cheapest, but its the one I recommend to everyone. they''ve got the most renowned built-in amps (very very silent) and very good eq's (esp. parametric ones on bigger mixers). The one you talk about is compact enough for home and has many uses, but as a musician I can see one downside: it has no inserts! make sure you wont be needing them, otherwise you'll find yourself re-routing signals and wasting channels on your small mixer. the plus side is the following size up mackie, the 1202 comes with them if needed. 2) Studio monitors are imporant too. You want to choose something thats reliable that tells you the truth about whats sounding. But also that would depend on what sort of music you're making (electronic, or hiphop will be monitored differently from a pop/rock track). I'm guessing you'll be recording, mixing, and mastering on the same speakers so you probably want a very flat response from them. I use the Yamaha HS-50s which are remarkably flat. Best thing to do is go to music production shop, take a mix cd with tracks you know very well and try 2 or 3 monitors you might want to buy. good luck! john
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