What Keyboard Options

[yenirak1]

Hi i am a beginner and not a professional, i was wondering what would be the best keyboard to buy to attach to a mac within the price range £80 -£170. I am looking for something that is not to basic and i will not get bored of to quick.

Thanks

[B3 Basher]

If you are a complete beginner, I'd suggest one of those dinky two octave (25 keys) keyboards from M-Audio like the Ozone. This will give enough keys to play with one hand and it also has a headphone socket and a couple of inputs (1/4" TRS and XLR - These are types of leads that connect guitars/microphones to other devices like speakers/mixing desks/amps).

I'd also suggest you start with something simple and not too fiddly. Garage Band will be fun but you will find it limiting if you want to sound professional.

If you're into Dance orientated music or Hip Hop, You can't go wrong with Propellorheads "Reason 2.5". With a little tweaking and a few days of head scratching you will get some massive sounds out of this bit of software.

So- You need a keyboard to get the notes into the MAC and a software program (sequencer) to record them.

A lot of music shops do a Reason/Midi keyboard bundle for around £250. Worth paying a little extra.