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Yo, I wanna learn to play piano and I need a fully weighted 88 key keyboard for under about 3-400 squids. Needs to have midi out, but other than that no specific requirements other than it has to feel nice to play.
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I have no suggestions to be honest but I would get something with aftertouch you will thank me later.

I bought a shitty 61 key casio with light up keys and 300 sounds and MIDI Out for $140 brand new. It's fucking awesome and I'm actually learning keyboard on the fuckin stupid thing.


I saw 88 keys at the store I was at for like $180-200

yamaha all day, they should have some models on sale for the holiday full 88 key weighted with midi/usb features. hit up the local shops

Yeah I mean to be completely honest I was going to head down to the local dawsons to have a little play. But I was wondering if anyone had got anything similar in the past.

if i had the cash and space i'd have a yamaha ypg635, then again i'd prolly get a weighted workstation, but i used to love playing on that at work

If weighted keys are a must, Id tell you to get an m-audio, you wont get a full 88 for that price though, IMO, you wont need more then 2-3 octaves to learn to play the keys anyway, unless, you wanna play the pink panther theme.

You can get a casio CDP-100 for 399 USD from any decent dealer.
with fully weighted hammer action keys and both midi in and out, you can't go wrong.
399 USD = 299 EU btw

yamaha>casio

oh shit by squid he meant usd not some euro currency like i was thinking,
my bad team.

M-Audio makes some nice cheap midi keyboards. I current own an oxygen 49 and I love it. Its 4 octaves (plus octave up and down) transpose keys and I've learned quite a bit of how to play. It's all about memorizing chords and scales anyway so I think a 49 key would suit you well. I only paid like a $120 for it new.

axiom pro for full control at a reasonable price!


!!chea

thinking of getting something in the akai mpk series....most likely the 25. any experiences? i'm not trying to "learn piano" as such...

i love how people are ignoring the weighted keys and 88 keys OP asked for

ive got the oxygen 49, and yes its a fine midi keyboard, but what the OP is asking NO dont get the oxygen 49! or the axiompro in that case(fkin sweet midi keyboard though getting it at the end of this month), my dad has a Yamaha and learning to play piano on it, he's really enjoying it and no problems with those whatsoever.

EDN

check your pm's brother

Basic A wrote: unless, you wanna play the pink panther theme.

everyone should want to play the pink panther theme.

to the OP. bro if you wana learn to play....
buy a piano!! they can run pretty cheap 2nd hand, usually ya just need to get them tuned professionally like.

!!chea

Sirius wrote:to the OP. bro if you wana learn to play....
buy a piano!! they can run pretty cheap 2nd hand, usually ya just need to get them tuned professionally like.

!!chea

if you checkout free ad magazines/gumtree/freecycle you can usually find them free, only issue is actually getting them to your house and obviously having the room to keep it.

symmetricalsounds wrote:

Sirius wrote:to the OP. bro if you wana learn to play....
buy a piano!! they can run pretty cheap 2nd hand, usually ya just need to get them tuned professionally like.

!!chea

if you checkout free ad magazines/gumtree/freecycle you can usually find them free, only issue is actually getting them to your house and obviously having the room to keep it.

bingo
that and fitting them through the door
most of the time a piano is a permanent addition to where it is placed