Ruubet: I'm pretty poor but I'd really like to get one, something decent size so I can play the keys (small ones are hard for me) that I can plug my headphones into and learn to play. If anyone can help me find something or offer advice that'd be amazing. Used and old are both very fine with me if you want to suggest old models..
"Poor" is relative, but here are some annotations:
A normal sized keyboard has 88 keys, there are models with less (61, 49, 32, 25).
--- Less keys (
usually) makes the models cheaper, but of course it also limits your tonal range.
Normally, a piano has weighted keys (
= you feel some "resistance" when pushing the keys).
--- Cheaper models don't have weighted keys...makes playing "emotionally" a little harder.
--- However, some models have something called "velocity sensitivity".
--- That's almost a must, because otherwise you'll never get the right "feeling" in your play.
There are so called (Master-) keyboards and Midi-keyboards without internal soundprocessors, which are (
again: usually) cheaper than their full-fledged synthesizer-brothers.
--- You'll need some (free) DAW (
Digital Audio Workstation)/Sequencer to make actual use of these.
If you want to dip your toes into (cheap) digital recording with some cheap keyboard, I would probably recommend getting something like this:
https://www.amazon.de/MAGIX-Software-Music-Maker-Keyboard/dp/B07FQDMPWT/ref=pd_sbs_65_3/260-6706604-4350112?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07FQDMPWT&pd_rd_r=dca3c224-13cc-4976-8fb3-8f9c08538a8c&pd_rd_w=Mfsuc&pd_rd_wg=aqNtr&pf_rd_p=74d946ea-18de-4443-bed6-d8837f922070&pf_rd_r=JQ55W57G55RSRZY708NM&psc=1&refRID=JQ55W57G55RSRZY708NM (though I don't know, if they sell the complete package in the US) The keyboard in this bundle is the "
Miditech Midistart Music 49"
(you may have guessed it: the 49 is the number of keys).
https://www.thomannmusic.com/miditech_midistart_music_49.htm Good luck, and have fun...
