Instruction
1
The price range of the synthesizer for a beginner varies from five to fifteen thousand. More expensive tools are not worth buying: the production technology constantly updated, technology is constantly falling in price. A synth for a beginner, by definition, will not serve you for a long time: eventually, a musician will "grow" out of it, you will need to buy new, more expensive and functional, and the old market, of course, at a lower price.
2
The number of keys on a keyboard varies from 39 to 88 respectively, from three to seven octaves). At the initial stage it is better to choose patientally tool: a larger range is not needed (pieces are not so complex), and the smaller of them may not be enough.
3
Feel the keys themselves. Ideally, they should be tough, resilient, like a real piano. To do this, before going to the store better to feel the keyboard of an acoustic piano.
4
The abundance of melodic and rhythmic samples at the initial stage does not play a role. You can choose a synth with a small set of sounds, and later to replace it.
5
When going to the store, invite an experienced musician friend of a friend, relative, or another keyboardist for the band. Bit cheaper to pay him for assistance in tool selection, than to suffer the results of wrong choices.