What’s your budget and are you looking to be able to record more than one mic at a time? More on reddit.com

I recently started a podcast. During my research, I found that it’s not as prohibitively expensive as one might think. I got a nice Zoom H4N recorder for a couple hundred bucks, a dynamic XLR mic by Behringer for about $60, a table stand and pop filter for about $20… My YouTube camera setup was way more expensive, but was luckily paid for by YouTube back in the day. These days though, you can shoot 4K on a phone, so the entry is not that expensive for that either. As for editing, I started with GarageBand, though there are online editors like Podcastle that I believe have those features for editing silence, ahs, ums, etc. Currently though, I use GarageBand since it came with my iPad. I’m also looking at an app called Ferrite which has a one time cost of $40. When I mentioned mics, I said Dynamic over condenser. There is a difference. Condenser mics are very sensitive, and will pick up every nuance in the room like the furnace, your dog, the fridge running, etc. They are great IF you have a acoustically controlled space. If you don’t, dynamic is the way to go. They are much better at just picking up what’s important, your voice. Get a foam wind screen and a pop filter so you can soften all your plosives while you talk. Since dynamic mics are good at not picking up every ambient noise, they’re also great if you decide to take your show on the road since you can’t control all the acoustics in any given location. As for cheap places to record, the best are places that are small and contained with the least resonance. If you’re doing a solo show, a closet is perfect and many people record there. You can also buy foam acoustic panels and hang them like pictures on your walls to dampen sounds, OR use moving blankets. Hope this helps you. Good luck and have fun! More on reddit.com

Opinion: Stay away from the Neewer stuff. I find it is cheaply made (boom arms etc) and will not last. u/chasingorange has good suggestions. I would avoid USB mics entirely since you already know you are bringing in another mic. My suggestions for solid beginner stuff.-- all onAmazon Behringer 1800S Mics (3 pack for $48) Any boom arm will work, just make sure it has some heft Cables and pop filters -- figure about $20 per mic. Get longer than you need and I am a fan of spending money on good cables Interface -- The Steinerg is great. Also look at a Focusrite Scarlett about the same $ You will be running USB out of the interface to your computer. You can use Audacity to record (it is free and some people hate it, but it does the trick and is pretty robust with a few drawbacks--but no sense spending $ on software to edit if you are not sure yo are going long term with this) I'd also buy a spare cable or two and have a few extra pop filters or foam filters--they go bad, get lost, etc and are not too expensive, but will save the day in a pinch. More on reddit.com

If you are truly new to this you are going to have to temper your expectations and dial down the complexity. Stage 1: Master your DAW. Learn how to capture, process and edit recordings. This alone takes quite a bit of time. Especially if you’re trying to incorporate musical (instruments) as an element. There is mixing, mastering and many other things to learn. Stage 2: Once your abilities in your DAE are fine tuned move onto finding better audio hardware for your environment and budget. There are many different ones with different profiles which suit certain applications. Vocal mics aren’t going to work as well as one that is recording an instrument. Stage 3: Once you’ve got your audio production up to your personal standards you would need to sort out your storage requirements and backup solutions for the projects you plan to produce. Stage 4: With all that in place you will then need to master a video editing application like Premier or DaVinci resolve. Like the DAW above you’re going to want to fully understand the software and basic editing principles before you make things complex with multiple cameras and angles. Stage 5: Now that you’ve got all that in place you can finally begin to look into video hardware. Cameras, switchers, lenses and lighting setups. More on reddit.com