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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 with a full size keyboard.
Spend less time with a keyboard and mouse, and more time creating, performing, and playing.
Creating music in the digital world can be difficult. So many options, so many new things to learn. KeyLab Essential lets you focus on what’s important.
8 pads, 9 rotaries, 9 faders, and an expressive keyboard, but so, so much more. Music is at the heart of this controller.
Every aspect of KeyLab Essential has been carefully chosen to give you the best possible experience when creating and performing. KeyLab Essential makes navigating inside your recording software a breeze thanks to the dedicated DAW Command Center, and makes browsing your presets an exciting and inspiring experience.
Lost in a maze of menus and settings? We’ve all been there. 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 years of research, with the express aim of streamlining your creative process, giving you more time to express yourself through music.
When paired with Analog Lab software, KeyLab Essential becomes a whole new animal. Every one of the 6500+ presets intelligently map with KeyLab’s faders, knobs, and pads to give you instant, inspiring access to some of the most iconic, legendary keyboard sounds ever heard.
Once you’ve used KeyLab Essential, you’ll wonder how you ever got by without it.
A complete keyboard production studio, KeyLab Essential comes with some incredible software titles.
Whether you want a searing-hot synth lead or an ethereal string pad, a vintage upright piano or a complex, animated soundscape, KeyLab Essential gives you everything you need
KeyLab Essential 88 from Arturia is 100% original and brand new. We, at Melody House take pride in our after sales service and support. For further details on the KeyLab Essential 88, Arturia, simply write to us to consult an expert or order online and we will take care of the rest. Happy Shopping!
Type | Keyboard Controller |
Number of Keys | 88 |
Type of Keys | Semi-weighted |
Velocity Sensitive | Yes |
Pads | 8 x Backlit, Velocity-sensitive |
Other Controllers | Pitchbend, Mod Wheel |
Encoders/Pots | 9 x Rotary Knobs, 1 x Clickable Jog Wheel |
Faders | 9 x Faders |
Dedicated Transport Control | Yes |
Pedal Inputs | 1 x 1/4" (sustain) |
MIDI I/O | Out/USB |
USB | 1 x Type B |
Computer Connectivity | USB |