Any advice on purchasing a keyboard?

Any advice on purchasing a keyboard?

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

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

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

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?