Check out the usb mics I mentioned above. Those are the most popular and are great. Especially the shure. There are cheaper ones, likely would do the job. Budget and needs are the limit. (You can spend big on this, get a universal audio interface and a Townsend Sphere mic and you’re in for about 4 grand Canadian!) if you have a little more budget than a usb mic and prefer to go with a small audio interface and a separate mic, let me know. There’s some advantages but only if it matters to what you need to do.
for headphones I can only recommend what I use in my studio, they’re not the cheapest, audio technica ATH-M50x, they’re fairly highly regarded, and I can say they sound great (they’re closed back).
software, they all mostly do a great job, it becomes your taste and workflow. Often when you get something like an audio interface or maybe the usb mic (not sure on the mic) they often come with a mid level version of something that works very well. Logic is obviously a great Mac choice. I use pro tools, I believe there is a free version called ‘pro tools first’. I think it’s limited to 16 tracks.
of course, GarageBand, is a very overlooked daw that is quite capable, I believe one of its limitations is while it does 24bit, it will only do 44.1 (as opposed to 96 or 192) but honestly, I generally only record at 44.1 or 48 on almost all pro level releases.
(*****be sure to check the bit rate specs on any usb mics to avoid a surprise should you need more than 16/44.1)
I have a recording studio and can answer well, most questions.
