Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3 49-key Keyboard Controller - White Reviews
With the detailed work that Arturia’s masterful emulations receive, we would expect nothing less in the company’s approach to designing the optimal way to interface with those worlds of sound. Now, the KeyLab Essential mk3 delivers a bold, intuitive redesign to make composition, recording, and playback easier than ever. Meanwhile, it introduces new creative features alongside its intelligently reorganized interface, included premium software, and deep integration capabilities. Producers and keyboardists at Sweetwater love how seamlessly this controller works with Arturia’s suite of award-winning soft synths. Its completely customizable software connectivity allows you to painlessly use the KeyLab Essential mk3 with any DAW that suits your workflow. Faders, encoders, beat pads, contextual buttons, and real-time visual feedback ensure the mk3 is a playback powerhouse perfect for the studio and the stage.
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Highest Rated Reviews
best midi controller
works well with all daws and very hands on best investment for keyboard needs and producing
Highly recommended products
Arturia makes very good quality products with some excellent free software to get you making music right out of the box.
This one was returned for an upgraded model.
Check out Arturia's line of midi controllers and synths here at Sweeters and get a great product with the best warranty (2) YEARS.
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Really good. Does what it says
Arrived about 2 weeks ago.
What I like: Just about everything. I'm not pianist, but I have spent some time around keyboards of various shapes and sized. This one feels really good to me. The key action is pleasant (not weighted) and responsive. The knobs, buttons, faders, wheels pads and dial feel solid. No extraneous play and sized well for adult hands. For me, the 49 keys is perfect for getting several octaves in playing reach. The unit also feels solid - not toy-like at all. Compared to what is out there, the price point is really good too... I have a couple of Arturia vsts and as expected, it controls them nicely.
Ableton Live 11 trial is available for 90 days, so I decided to try it out. The Kaylab connected immediately absolutely zero interaction for me. Once Ableton was installed, I pressed a key and it received the midi signal. When I hit PLAY on the transport, it played. To Ableton's credit, and not directly related, I didn't need to set up my sound device either. If only Studio One were as well supported. about that...
What I don't like: Support for Studio One. This seems to be an issue in the music industry. Support for Studio One is just...lacking. I had to find a user tutorial about the mkII to figure out how to "install" the Keylab for use with Studio One 6.x Pro (legit edition, not a crack). I think that falls at the feet of Arturia to provide better support for the devices their users are going to use. That's the only reason the Keylab isn't getting 5 stars from me.
