Thanks alot for the replys. Those links that everyone provided were informative but irrelevant as I live in New Zealand. I think alot of hardware tends to be a bit more expensive out here, which is a shame. The MPK Mini comes out at $199 NZD and the Oxygen 25 comes out at $259 NZD. At that rate what...

lyons238 wrote:i personally like to have a pitch and mod wheel. check out the axiom 25 if you like having the pads.
http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOAXIOM25II

Yeah I've looked at that, its a bit out of my price range. Like I said, i'm not really wanting to fork out a huge amount

Yeah i'm not really wanting to fork out a hell of a lot for a midi keyboard as I don't really know what i'm doing and i'm still learning. Thanks for the reply!

Hi guys, i'm just wondering what you think would be the best midi keyboard to buy for a starting producer is. I've been looking at the Akai MPK Mini but the non existent mod wheels is a bit concerning. Any advice? http://www.akaipro.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/22/f9d1d3ca342f93e261dfb0f46e15446a/medi...