Beginner keyboard suggestions

[fiber]

I'm very tempted to start playing piano, and am looking for a simple MIDI keyboard. I only want it to have 88 key's and perhaps be fully weighted key's. I have looked at the Fatar, and I like it - but any other suggestion's?

[ssscientist]

Yeah -

http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOKEYSTAT88

This has a bunch of midi functionality that's the Fatar is missing, but since it sounds like you will mostly be concentrating on playing piano you may or may not miss that...

[fiber]

Thanks - I can get a discount on M-Audio gear, so I may look at that.

My whole plan is to get a recording studio (my father works for many professional audio companies, SHURE, JBL, (all the Harman), Crown, BSS, etc and he's a music buff so we want to do a studio.

At the same time I want to learn piano.

[Toddskins]

Fiber,

First things first. How much money do you intend to spend? You gotta provide pertinent info. when you ask such broad questions. Money will dictate everything.

[fiber]

No more than $400 for sure.

[tedluk]

You do understand that the Keystation 88 Pro is strictly a controller and doesn't produce any sounds, right?

You will need some source for your piano sounds.

Ted

[fiber]

Yes, I am aware that it is a controller and does not produce any sounds.

The source of sounds will probably be GarageBand. Any suggestion's though for software to provide sounds?