superfluidity

First one is played at 4, 10 and 20 seconds in, brings thoughts of an alien spaceship flying past or something. Second one basically sounds like a keyboard with a sort of electronic chime tone, played 32 seconds in. Ive heard this same tone used in a lot of different songs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wztJI_7_-f0

I have a few very good computers available which I built myself. My main issue with equipment is not having a recording quality amp, I don't really know what to do about that without shelling out tons of cash. If I were to get an amp I'd probably go buy a nice Marshall, but I'm really curious if there's a way to get decent tone using digital technology. I have no idea about studios around here, I read somewhere that one closed down here recently, but I'll need to look into that.

Thanks, I think I'll get some recording equipment as soon as I can. My music is entirely instrumental so I don't really have any lyrics to post. I'll try and get some samples up in the next month or so, time willing. Do you have any advice on what to buy for computer recording? I'm very short on cash, and I don't have an amp that I would record with. I have to use a preamp to get my tone, which I also don't really think sounds good enough to record with either. Are there any preamps out there that don't sound artificial? I'm currently using a Pod. It's good enough for messing around but I don't think it would cut it for a serious recording.

Before reading this, please understand this is my absolute first search for advice on this subject. I've been writing music for the past couple of years. I have probably an albums worth of what is in my opinion some really great stuff composed for the guitar. I've done this as a hobby while going to college, never knowing where I wanted to go with it but spending a great amount of time playing and writing. I now think that I could probably market my music to a record label, given the correct guidance, but I know nothing about the music business, or even basic recording. I was thinking about getting some cheap recording equipment and putting some songs up on myspace. With everything stated above in mind, I have a couple of questions: 1. First off, if I go with the myspace plan, what should I do to prevent my musical ideas from being stolen? I've worked very hard on my compositions and I don't want to get ripped off. 2. Am I going about this all wrong? How else should I attempt to market my music to people in the business? What kind of recording equipment should I buy? Should I pay to record in a studio?