It's hard to prescribe a keyboard type for someone else. If you must have a weighted keyboard, however, you might not be satisfied with it. It's a good controller, and some people love it. The M-Audio Axiom, a keyboard controller, for example, has a semi-weighted action. There's also a semi-weighted type of key (between a weighted keyboard and a synth action). Weighted keys will make a keyboard heavier and more expensive, but more satisfying to play. I guess you'd need to figure out how important it is for you to have weighted keys. Here is a link to their home pianos (they further subdivide into digital pianos and portable / arranger keyboards):

Here are some keyboard controllers listed on Sweetwater Sound's website (Sweetwater's a big retailer and their website is good for checking out gear): Something where I can be taught the scales and basic songs again.' 'I definitely want a keyboard (at least 63 keys) that I can plug into either my tower or my MBP and do some kind of interface lessons through the Mac. You could also record yourself in GB and track your progress.įinally, there are piano lessons you can download into GB (other instrument lessons as well). You could also use loops in GB to make instant accompaniments to play along with or improvise over. GB is fun because you can add extra parts and play around with a variety of sounds / virtual instruments. You might want to start with someone you played before, and re-learn it. It's always easier to learn something you like (and know). Then, I'd chose a song you like and try to learn it. Incidentally, a digital piano could also be used to trigger virtual instruments in GB via MIDI.ĭepends on how much you want to spend, really, how good a physical keyboard you want, and whether you want it to be self-contained, or trigger virtual instruments in the computer, and have the sound come out of speakers rather than the keyboard itself. For digital pianos, I'd check out Yamaha and Roland. Or, you could just get a digital piano with built in speakers, an all-in-one, and spend time with that. As someone with a piano background, you'd probably want to get one with a weighted keyboard. M-Audio makes decent keyboard controllers for the money. You could get a keyboard controller and plug it into the computer, and use GB's piano sounds.

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