Make music - your way Never been fan of menu excavations and setting headaches? KeyLab Essential: makes 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
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 3, 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.
A world of sound A complete keyboard production studio, KeyLab Essential comes with some incredible software titles.
Analog Lab 3 Your very own vintage keyboard collection. Analog Lab gives you access to thousands of the best sounds from our award-winning V Collection, and gives an amazing introduction to our whole software instrument catalog. Featuring 17 iconic instruments, including analog synths, revolutionary digital workstations, organs, string machines and pianos, all pristinely recreated using Arturia’s exclusive True Analog Emulation technology.
Abelton Live Lite An introduction to one of the most intuitive, popular production platforms around. New users and seasoned pros alike love working with Ableton Live Lite. Featuring an innovative twin workflow, time stretching and pitch shifting functions, as well as numerous studio quality effects, you’ll be releasing professional quality tracks in no time.
Grand Piano Model D An essential instrument for any songwriter’s sound palette. Steinway pianos are found in only the very best concert halls and recording studios. Thanks to KeyLab Essential, you can have one in your living room. The UVI Grand Piano Model D puts the sound of the famous Steinway Model D grand piano at your fingertips, sampled in exquisite detail, and ready to play.
Features:
Performance controls
Bend your notes, modulate your sounds and transpose your keyboard by semitones or full octaves.
Chord play
Quickly create full arrangements with intelligent chord feature.
Midi channel select
Quickly change MIDI channels with dedicated control.
Performance pads
Dual-purpose dynamic, back-lit pads also let you select your favorite mapping options.
DAW command center
Take control of your recording software thanks to the MCU/HUI protocol.
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.
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.
49 note Keyboard
Durable, velocity-sensitive keys will capture every nuance of your performance.
MIDI out
Control any MIDI-compatible synths, outboard, and modular gear.
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.
USB connectivity
Bus-powered, class-compliant, and powered throughusb.
Optional DC power
Power KeyLab Essential without connecting to a computer.
Specifications:
Software Specifications:
Includes Analog Lab software with 6000 synth sounds
Includes Ableton Live Lite
Includes UVI Grand Piano model D
Hardware Specifications:
49 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
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).
Size & weight:
Instrument size : 30.9 x 9.7 x 2.9 inches (784 x 248 x 76 mm)
Instrument weight : 6.6lb (3Kg)
Platform Requirements
Analog Lab
Windows: Win 7+ PC: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU.
2GB free hard disk space
Apple: 10.8+: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU.
2GB free hard disk space
Works in Standalone, VST 2.4 (32-bit and 64-bit), VST 3 (32-bit and 64-bit), AAX (32 bits with PT 10.3.8, 64 bits with PT 11), Audio Unit (32-bit and 64-bit).
Ableton Live Lite
Windows: Win 7+ PC: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU.
3GB free hard disk space
1024x768 display,
DVD drive or broadband internet connection for installation
Apple: 10.8+: 4 GB RAM; 2 GHz CPU.
3GB free hard disk space
1024x768 display,
DVD drive or broadband internet connection for installation