Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 MIDI keyboard

‌Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 USB/MIDI controller

KeyLab Essential 61

Creativity reinvented

With everything you need to express your musical ideas, take command of your studio, and perform like you’ve always dreamed, KeyLab Essential is an intuitive, powerful, carefully crafted controller keyboard that’s easy to master.

Make music - your way

Never been fan of menu excavations and setting headaches? We think the same. 

That’s why we’ve created KeyLab Essential: to make the technical stuff as simple as possible.

It’s easy to let your concentration drift and your inspiration slip when you spend hours on tedious tasks. KeyLab Essential is the result of careful research, with the aim of streamlining your creative process, giving you more time to express yourself through music. With the KeyLab Essential on your desk and its comprehensive set of music software loaded in your computer, the only required step to start experimenting, composing and recording is sitting in front of them.

Once you’ve experienced the creative workflow of KeyLab Essential, you’ll wonder how you ever made music without it.

In tune with your studio

Geared for maximum compatibility, KeyLab Essential gives you unadulterated control of your digital world, seamlessly integrating with virtual instruments and DAW software.

KeyLab Essential is packed with clever controls that help you make swift work of everyday tasks within your recording software. Play your track, jog forwards and back, save, toggle your metronome and loop, record, and punch in on the fly. This functionality keeps your hands on the controller and your mind in the music. As well as offering ultimate integration with Analog Lab, KeyLab Essential is a universal MIDI controller, compatible with any third-party instruments or software. KeyLab Essential also comes with Ableton Live Lite so you can start recording, editing, and releasing your music with one of the most popular music platforms on the planet.

Whether you’re a total newcomer to the world of recording, or a seasoned pro who’s set in their ways, KeyLab Essential has the potential to revolutionize your creative process.

Roll Call of Features!

Piece by piece the KeyLab Essential gathers all the elements required to take the control of your studio.

1. Performance controls

• Bend your notes, modulate your sounds and transpose your keyboard by semitones or full octaves.

2. Chord play

• Quickly create full arrangements with intelligent chord feature.

3. Midi channel select

• Quickly change MIDI channels with dedicated control.

4. Performance pads

• Dual-purpose dynamic, back-lit pads also let you select your favorite mapping options.

5. DAW command center

• Take control of your recording software thanks to the MCU/HUI protocol.

6. Screen and Analog Lab remote

• Read the right info when you need it thanks the twin-line LCD screen and browse your Analog Lab presets directly on your keyboard.

7. Pre-mapped knobs and faders

• Adjust the panning and level of the tracks in your DAW, and the essential parameters of the Arturia virtual instruments.

8. 61 note Keyboard

• Durable, velocity-sensitive keys will capture every nuance of your performance.

9. MIDI out

• Control any MIDI-compatible synths, outboard, and modular gear.

10. Sustain pedal input

• Push forward the expressivity of your keyboard play with a sustain pedal. The polarity can be inverted to comply with all types of pedals.

11. USB connectivity

• Bus-powered, class-compliant, and powered through usb.

12. Optional DC power

• Power KeyLab Essential without connecting to a computer.

Main features

Software Specifications:

• Includes Analog Lab software with 6000 synth sounds
• Includes Ableton Live Lite
• Includes UVI Grand Piano model D

Hardware Specifications:

• 61 keys with velocity
• Controllers: 1 clickable encoder, 9 encoders, 9 30mm faders, 6 transport switches, 4 command switches, 1 modulation wheel, 1 pitch bend wheel, 8 touch and pressure-sensitive pads
• Connectivity: MIDI out, USB, Sustain pedal
• Functions as a universal MIDI controller
• Twin-line LCD screen
• MCU/HUI control compatibility
• Chord Play mode

Perfect Analog Lab integration:

• Select sounds, browse presets, switch parts, smart-assigned controls.
• Standalone or plug-in operation: VST, VST3, AU, AAX.
• Over 6,000 TAE® powered preset sounds from Arturia’s award-winning V Collection
• Ableton Live 9 Lite - record, layer, and edit your sounds to create a finished song.
• UVI Grand Piano Model D - Sample-based software recreation of Steinway classic.
• Compatible with all major Digital Audio Workstation: Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, FL Studio, Bitwig, Cubase, Ableton Live, Digital Performer, Studio One *
• * All product names, trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Spetsifications:

• DImensions: 882 x 248 x 76mm
• Weight: 3,3 kg

Package includes:

• ‌Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 1 tk
• USB cable 1 tk
• Actication codes: Analog Lab 2, Ableton Live Lite