Bater, it really depends what exactly you want to do, and to what level you want to do it, and how much dosh you're able/willing to put towards this end. I sold a mic the other day, a mic that I'd intended as my main vocal mic, but it didn't work for me. The guy who bought it just wanted it to record the bass drum in his studio for a his 9 piece band. A whole different level to my humble set up. (PS. to the Karma God, I know I should have told him he counted out six twenties in the first hundred, so I gave away my leather recliner to a homeless hostel in penance - that's you and me square, right? Good.)

Anyway, Bater, you're a vocalist but don't play any instruments. Right? So where is the music coming from? Your buddy? Is he gonna do the mixing or are you?

I could give tell you a great interface to buy for a $1000 but it maybe be overkill for what you wanna do/and your budget.

Lucian