Arturia KeyLab Essential 88 mk3 Black
Product information "Arturia KeyLab Essential 88 mk3 Black"
The KeyLab Essential series from French manufacturer Arturia now arrives in a new 88-key variant. The master keyboard features a semi-weighted 88-key keybed for the modern musician. The KeyLab 88 mk3's core strength is to serve as an easy-to-use DAW and MIDI controller with the expressiveness of a premium keyboard for studio and stage use. True to the motto: plug and play. The package is rounded off with an impressive included music software bundle, featuring analogue sounds as well as the popular host software Ableton Live Lite.
- Color/ Finish: Black
- Connections: Pedal In (Universal for Sustain/Footswitch/Expression), MIDI Out, USB
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 1380 x 130 x 328 mm
- Display: LCD
- Hammer Action: no
- Includes: Arturia Analog Lab, Ableton Live Lite, UVI Model D Piano, NI The Gentleman Piano, USB Cable
- Keyboard type: Velocity sensitive
- Keys: 88
- Number of Encoders: 9
- Number of Faders: 9
- Number of Pads: 8 Pads with 2 Banks
- Pitch Bender / Modulation: Pitch and Modulation wheel
- Power supply: USB or external power supply
- Transport functions / buttons: 8 Transport buttons
- USB: Yes
- Weight: 10,2 kg
- 4 Keys and clickable encoder for context-dependent control of the functions in the display
- creative playing aids ( Scale Mode, Chord Play, Arpeggiator (with presets), Hold function)
- pre-programmed DAW scripts (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Bitwig Studio)
- Clear, concise and intuitive user interface
Arturia was founded in 1999 in Grenoble, France, and initially made its name with software emulations of legendary vintage synthesizers. In combination with specially adapted controller keyboards, Arturia created an excellent integration of software and hardware — the V Collection software suite has for years been the industry standard for virtual synthesizers.
With the analogue Brute product line, Arturia scored a surprise coup a few years ago and has since been at the forefront of the analogue synthesizer revival movement. In 2015 the BeatStep Pro became a bestseller in the sequencer/pad controller category. With the flagship synth MatrixBrute and the drum machine DrumBrute, Arturia now stands for flexible, powerful instruments with a distinctive sound and an absolutely intuitive operating concept.