Any advice on purchasing a keyboard?

[brothadud]

hey guys want to start using a keyboard to produce, thinking oxygen 8 v2, wats your take on it or any other keyboard? thanks

[mmauve]

I really like the Akai MPK line. They have velocity sensitive pads, knobs, and sliders, etc. Overall great build too.

http://www.djdeals.com/akaiMPK25.htm
http://www.djdeals.com/akaiMPK49.htm

[pier]

what's your budget?
do you have a piano background?
do you have percussion background?

[brothadud]

hey thanks for the response, Looking for under 200, no piano background and minor percussion but really want to get into this. Need to start somewhere right?