[X4U] Piano replacement via (wireless) Garageband. M-Audio Keystation 88es.

[B. Kuestner]

My dear wife loves to play the piano. And I love for her to play the  
piano so I can listen. We have the money to buy a piano, too. But we  
lack the space. (Yes, Germany, land of small appartments.)

Now I was thinking of getting reasonably priced equipment for her to  
use a keyboard together with Garageband, a Mac and a stereo. The  
problem here: This very technical setup should feel as natural as  
possible. I was thinking of connecting a keyboard to the Mac, then  
use Airport an Airport Express BaseStation to connect to our stereo.  
Does this sound reasonable at all? Will it sound fair enough?

- One thing I am concerned about: I could not find documentation that  
Airport Express works with Garageband, too, and not just with iTunes.  
Could somebody with Garageband and Airport Express confirm that I can  
stream live audio to my stereo this way?

- I am an absolute newbie to this, but after some looking around it  
seemed like the M-Audio Keystation 88es gives a good value for the  
money, plus ease of use, because the USB cable serves both for the  
music signals and for powering the keyboard. Any comments on that?  
What about the pedals?

- Is anybody on this list using Garageband as a piano replacement and  
has some general advice?

Any input welcome.

Thanks,

Björn