New iMac, Garageband User

COMPLETE iMac virgin here. I have a feeling I'll be consulting online a lot. First off, what is the best keyboard to get for GarageBand? I want to take advantage of the lessons program and want an idea of what the spectrum is as far as price and flexibility.

mrsmarvin wrote:
COMPLETE iMac virgin here. I have a feeling I'll be consulting online a lot. First off, what is the best keyboard to get for GarageBand? I want to take advantage of the lessons program and want an idea of what the spectrum is as far as price and flexibility.
If you're looking for good bang for the buck, I highly recommend M-Audio. they make great controller keyboards that are reasonably priced and work well with GB. As poflynn said, the more you're a keyboardist, the more you'll appreciate a better physical keyboard - one with semi-weighted or fully weighted keys.
Something like the Axiom has semi-weighted keys, the keystation pro has fully weighted ones.
If you're using the keyboard mainly to access GB sounds, it's less important that it includes its own sounds (like a synth would) - it's only an empty vessel connected to the computer via MIDI (or directly via USB) to control virtual instruments inside the box.
Here's their controllers:
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.family&ID=USBkeyboardcontrollers
Or with piano sounds onboard:
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=products.family&ID=digitalPianos

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