Keyboardist questions

Go for it. Playing keyboards like that won't really hinder your ability to play piano. I know plenty of people who are great pianists that did most of their learning on simple electronic keyboards and transitioned to piano later. There are some things you want to look out for though; get a keyboard that has velocity sensitivity, a good amount of octaves (at least 4), and the option of a sustain pedal.

A good keyboard will not hinder your piano skills in the long run at all, as long as you have what the previous anon said.
-sustain pedal
-good realistic keys (weighted or something)
-velocity sens

Most keyboards with all of these should be long enough. DONT Jew out on size though. Mine is 6 and a bit octaves and I still wish it was bigger sometimes. my keyboard in pic related is a Dgx-230 which has been great and I would buy it again in a heartbeat.

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>>74779499

>>74778440
Thank you, I'll keep it in mind

>>74779499
Is DGX even an arranger? It's being marketed as portable piano who has a few arranging features, so I don't know. And almost every arranger I came across has semi weighted organ style keys (DGX is the only exception). Velocity sens, sustain pedal, and enough octave exist in almost every arranger, dunno about fully weighted piano style keys

Thanks though

what you want is as follows:

>good scale length
>weighted or semi-weighted keys with aftertouch
>midi compatibility
>expression/sustain pedal support
>direct audio out

If you want your keyboard to sound like something other than a keyboard connect it to a DAW and use vsts. If you want to arrange music do the same. Don't buy a shitty keyboard made for the purposes of "arranging" that sacrifices the actual quality of the instrument. You'll regret it.