first of all, im a complete novice to music production.
im looking for a midi keyboard to go with cubase 7 (this DAW wasn't my first choice because people say it's hard to learn, but most people writing the style of music i want to write use it). i was thinking about m audio keystation 61es because i need 61 keys and its cheap. is it a good choice? are the extra functions on more expensive keyboard of any great use? im a keyboard player so if you have recommendations it needs to be semi-weighted or fully weighted.
i also have one more question. i was thinking about getting the EWQL orchestral libraries but ive read many horror stories (go on amazon.com) about their support. it seems like there's a 40% chance of something major going wrong, e.g. won't install, constant crashes, major bugs etc., and people say their support is nonexistent. is it as bad as what i read, and is it worth the risk to buy from them? i heard their demos and they are very realistic so i want to buy if the crashes/bugs/wont install aren't not as bad as people say. some people said their PLAY sample player is terrible always crash, and said to go kontakt sample player. can someone tell me what's a sample player? sorry like i said im completely new so please explain to me like a physicist explain black holes to a laymen.
btw any tips you want to give to a complete newb are welcome.
