You need a computer. Sound card depends on how much you want to spend. The hammerfalls I think are good cards, but I have no experience with them. The Delta 10/10 is also a nice card.

If you're running a PC, you need either Cubase or Nuendo. Cubase SX 2 is out now. Maybe go for that.

Waves Platinum Bundle
Spectrasonics Atmostphere
A good Midi controller or something like a Virus KC (a good synth with a 6 octave board)
Studio Monitors: Mackie 824s
A mixer: depends on $
A wave editor: Sounds Forge/Wavelab

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as it goes for the hammerfall it's a pretty nifty soundcard with lots of possibilities have a DIGI9652 myself

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