[music] so does anyone who plays the piano have a good keyboard to reccomend?

You mean, besides an actual piano? ok, serious. The first question is: what is it for? If only to dabble, just any cheap keayboars would do. But if you want to learn to play properly, there are two important considerations: full-sized keyboard ( 88 notes), and weighted keys.

The weighted keys will respond to the strength of the touch, which is very important to reproduce sounds from pp (pianissimo) to go ff (fortissimo).

Weighted keys will also make it more difficult to play, meaning you have to build up finger strength just as you would to play a real piano, or that is my limited experience

Beyond that, you'll get options for midi, and synthetised sounds, as well as pre-recorded tunes, but they are merely nice-or-have. Oh, right. Pedals. Although modern upright pianos don't even always come with the three pedals, but instead only have two, the third can be needed in some cases, so I'd go for a three-pedal one,

ohhh

I want to learn to play

XD but a piano is out of my budge

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I want something I can learn on while not being like

super expensive

Yamaha (especially Clavinova), Casio are the big-brands name, among others, but they come with a consequent price tag. Mine is getting old, so I can't really suggest a particular make or model, but we have the Internet, and thus, online reviews! Asking a good vendor would help too. This is one review I just fiund:

10 Best 88 Key Digital Keyboards in 2022 [Buying Gui...

found - I would stay away from the table models though (no pedal), as it's hard to get the right height, unless you also buy a stand for it, which increase the total price, obviously. Unless you are going to carry it around, then yes, it's a good option.

yeah

Well man tho it looks like most of them that are even available look like 200 min

If budget is important too, you can probably find used ones, either from individuals, or demos from instrument stores, or older ones from music schools. If you buy from an individual, make sure you can try it before, and thoroughly research the model online to avoid bad surprises.

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or get ones with fewer keys B|a

As long as you remember 88 keys, weighted, and three pedals as your base requisites, then you'll be fine. (And yes, you'll have to build your finger strength; like for any other instrument you have hundreds of hours of practice and exercises to go through before you start getting good. So Getz yourself a good stress ball too!

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well I have pretty good hand strength I think

Which is not the same as finger strength but

I just don't want to spend a ton on something I might not get into

but I prefer a keyboard to a guitar

Fewer keys will only force you to buy another once you get advanced enough. It is very limiting on the kind of music you can play on. So if you are still a student, and we'll get a better paid job in a few years, that's a decent compromise, but if you already have a job and you don't expect consequential raise, you'll just be wasting money.

rofl well I am not a student anymore tho I do wanna get my PhD eventually

I'd say keep an eye out for a used piano, but the biggest problem there, is getting someone to help you MOVE it cheap and finding a piano tuner.

The instrument may be wood, but the soundboard for the strings is metal. VERY heavy.

Not only metal: lead. And pretty thick at that.

Granted but I want something more portable