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Arturia Keylab Essential mk3 61-Key MIDI Controller - Black

ART-KEYES361BK

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The KeyLab Essential stands as your ultimate creative companion, designed to bridge the gap between inspiration and execution with professional-grade features at an accessible price point. This lightweight MIDI keyboard controller combines elegant design with powerful functionality, offering direct control over your favourite DAWs including Ableton Live, Apple Logic Pro, Bitwig Studio, FL Studio, and Cubase through automatic recognition, plus compatibility with any DAW using MCU/HUI protocol.

Built for hands-on music production, the KeyLab Essential features 61 velocity-sensitive synth-action keys, eight backlit RGB performance pads with velocity and aftertouch sensitivity, plus dedicated transport controls for seamless workflow integration. Nine endless encoder knobs and nine faders provide direct access to sound sculpting parameters, making live editing intuitive and immediate. The included pitch bend and modulation wheels, along with a clickable main encoder and clear display, ensure you have complete control over your musical expression.

Beyond hardware excellence, KeyLab Essential includes an impressive software bundle featuring Arturia Analog Lab V with over 2000 presets from the award-winning V Collection, plus Ableton Live Lite, Native Instruments The Gentleman, UVI Grand Piano Model D, and subscriptions to Melodics and Loopcloud. Advanced features like the classic synth-style arpeggiator, chord play function, scale mode, and transpose capabilities can be combined for complex musical arrangements, while the free MIDI Control Center software allows complete customisation of controls and user program storage.

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  • 61-key velocity-sensitive keyboard
  • Eight velocity - and pressure-sensitive RGB pads
  • Two pad banks for a total of 16 functional pads
  • Dentented and clickable main encoder knob for navigation
  • Large easy-to-read display
  • DAW Transport control via dedicated buttons plus Save, Quantize, Undo, and Redo
  • Nine endless encoder knobs and nine faders
  • Wheels for pitch-bend and modulation
  • Hold button for hands-free (and feet-free) sustain
  • Full-featured classic synth style arpeggiator
  • Chord play memorises and plays user defined chords from one note
  • Scale mode makes it easy to always play in the right key and tonality
  • Hold, Arpeggiator, Chord, and Scale can be combined
  • Octave and semitone transpose functions
  • USB-C powered
  • MIDI via USB-C and standard 5-pin MIDI output
  • 1/4-inch TRS input accepts sustain, switch, or expression/continuous control pedal
  • Included software: Arturia Analog Lab V, Ableton Live Lite, Native Instruments The Gentleman, UVI Grand Piano Model D, Melodics subscription, Loopcloud subscription
  • USB-C to USB-A cable included
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