Recording yourself at home
You want to hear what you actually sound like (a song, a voice reel, an idea) without turning a bedroom into a studio. The free ways first, then the sixty-dollar ways.
- The Best App to Record Your Voice Is Already on Your Phone Already on your phone. Record yourself today without buying anything.
- What Do I Need to Record Myself Singing at Home? Your phone, and that's the whole list. The upgrade path waits until the phone stops being good enough.
- How to Record Yourself Singing on an iPhone Voice Memos records you fine, and GarageBand puts the music in your headphones. Buy nothing.
When the phone stops being enough
Best Microphone for Recording Singing The room matters more than the mic. Buy the tough one that forgives a normal house. 
A Microphone to Record Music (One Mic, Honestly) One mic records most home music. Which one depends on the room and the instrument. 
A Microphone for Voice Acting (One Next Step, Not Twelve) One next step, not twelve: used gear in your quietest closet gets you audition-quality.