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Noob Question for Cheap studio

I am in a Hardcore(metal) band, and we are all in high school and dont have a lot of money. We would like to Start Recording are music though. i do have a Farly fast PC a little extra cash 500$ some Dynamic Mics (4-5) and 1 Condencer. and a power mixer. Oh i also have a lot of sound proffing. What are some of the Basic things that i will need to make a functional Home Studio?

cheap midi keyboard

I was looking into buying a cheap midi controller, probably about 50-100$. Im not much of a piano player so ill just use it to punch in some simple melodies; Im thinking that a 1 or 2 octave keyboard will be fine, right? What other features should I look for in a keyboard? could anyone recommend a good one for me? thanks alot.