Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 MK3 Black

Your ingredients for creativity

Whether you're an aspiring producer or an experienced musician looking for a new setup, the KeyLab Essential mk3 has everything you want in a controller. With its responsive, easy-to-grip, and expressive keyboard, it's ideal for both production in the studio and wild performances on stage. You'll appreciate the comfortable keys, seamless integration with your DAW, and thoughtful layout.

Advanced features, simple workflow

KeyLab Essential mk3 offers a host of useful and intuitive controls that put you in full control in the studio and on stage. You can interact with encoders, faders, pads, and other functions to create your very own custom setup. The result is a highly flexible and perfect symbiosis of software and hardware control capabilities.

The best DAW integration

Experience the ultimate integration with your favorite DAW software thanks to preconfigured scripts for all major DAWs. Smart, easy-to-access controls fit seamlessly into your workflow and let you get creative in your DAW instantly. But that's not all, because the KeyLab Essential mk3 controls also work seamlessly with Analog Lab V, the included Sound Anthology plug-in that lets you freely explore thousands of legendary and brand-new sounds.

Your musical assistant

If you're experimenting, looking for a new sound, or just need inspiration, the KeyLab Essential mk3 series has a few tricks up its sleeve. Use the Arpeggiator to create engaging, shifting melodies, weave lush chord sounds with the Chord Play mode, and always stay in key with the Scale mode.

Features:

• Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 MK3 Black.
• 61 velocity-sensitive keys with hybrid synth piano feel
• 1 clickable encoder, 9 encoders, 9 faders (30 mm), 6 transport buttons, 4 command buttons, 1 modulation wheel, 1 pitch bend wheel, 8 pressure and touch sensitive pads
• MIDI output, USB, pedal jack
• Seamless integration with Analog Lab V (included)
• Creative features like arpeggiator, chord play and scale mode
• Larger display than previous models with 4 context-sensitive buttons
• 5 dedicated DAW scripts plus MCU and HUI protocols to control popular DAWs
• Improved integration with Arturia software
• Creative features: Scale mode, chord play, arpeggiator (with presets), hold function
• 2 pad banks (for finger drumming, clip launching or custom configuration)
• Comprehensive software package (Analog Lab V, Ableton Live Lite, NI The Gentleman, UVI Model D, Loopcloud & Melodics)
• Multifunctional pedal input (sustain, footswitch or expression)
• USB-C
• Environmentally friendly design
• Included software: Analog Lab V software with 2000 synthesizer and keyboard sounds; Ableton Live Lite; UVI Model D & Native Instruments The Gentleman Piano; Loopcloud subscription (free two-month artist/studio subscription); Melodics subscription (40 free lessons)
• Dimensions: 1000 x 128 x 315 mm
• Weight: 4.46 kg

Specs:

• Number of Keys: 61
• Fader: 9
• Rotary knobs: 9
• Set Offer: no
• Color: Black
• Type: MIDI Keyboard
• Theme: Keyboard Instruments

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