Arturia Keylab Essential 88 - USB/MIDI Controller Keyboard

Arturia Keylab Essential 88 - USB/MIDI Controller Keyboard

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Arturia Keylab Essential 88  USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller

Arturia's KeyLab Essential 88 MIDI Keyboard Controller is a professional yet accessible controller for musicians and producers of all levels. With 88 hammer-action keys, 16 velocity-sensitive pads and an array of faders and encoders, the KeyLab Essential 88 provides an unparalleled level of expressive control over your DAW and virtual instruments. The KeyLab Essential 88's keys feel like a piano, enabling intricate fingering and dynamics, allowing you to capture inspired performances. The RGB backlit pads invite beatmaking and clip launching with visual feedback.

88 Weighted Keys Enable Intricate Performances

The KeyLab Essential 88 features 88 hammer-action keys with aftertouch for a premium piano feel. The weighted keys respond naturally to your touch, allowing for intricate fingering and nuanced dynamics. Whether you're recording emotive piano parts or playing expressive synth leads, the KeyLab Essential 88's piano-feel keys help capture inspired performances.

8 Pads for Beat Production and Clip Launching

The KeyLab Essential 88's 8 RGB backlit pads invite hands-on beat making and clip launching. The velocity-sensitive pads provide visual feedback as you tap out rhythms or trigger clips in your DAW. Their responsive feel allows for dynamic, musical pad playing. The KeyLab Essential 88's pads open up creative possibilities for producers, performers and electronic musicians.

Comprehensive DAW and Virtual Instrument Control

Nine faders, nine encoders and dedicated transport controls provide comprehensive control over your DAW and virtual instruments. The faders and encoders are pre-mapped to key parameters in popular DAWs like Ableton Live and Logic Pro, enabling tactile control over levels, panning, sends and more. The transport controls allow you to record, stop, play and navigate your DAW without reaching for the mouse.

6,000 Sounds from Analog Lab Lite

The KeyLab Essential 88 comes with Analog Lab Lite, which includes over 6,000 preset sounds from Arturia's award-winning V Collection of classic synthesizers. Analog Lab Lite places a world of inspiration at your fingertips, allowing you to choose the perfect sound to suit your music.

 

Features:

  • 88 Note version of best selling 'Essential' Line of Arturia Universal Keyboard Midi Controllers
  • 88 note, hybrid synth-piano feel / semi-weighted with velocity sensitivity
  • Clickable encoder, 9 rotary knobs, 9 - 30mm faders, 13 switches control, 6 transport switches,
  • 4 command switches, 1 modulation wheel, 1 pitch bend wheel, 8 touch and pressure-sensitive LED pads
  • Super portable for studio or gig-only 19 lbs
  • Intuitive user interface with "Big Knob" central selector and easy-to-read twin-line LCD screen
  • "Instant" Arturia Analog Lab V integration: select from 6500+ instrument sounds
  • Power Browser with instrument categories and presets, switch parts, auto-map and smart-assigned controls
  • Instrument Mode and DAW mode-full Mackie / HUI control compatibility most popular DAWs
  • Chord Play mode, Transposition, MIDI Channel select,
  • Professional Software included-Arturia Analog Lab V, Ableton Live Lite, UVI sampled Grand Piano
  • Connectivity: MIDI out, USB in, External 9v DC in for stand-alone operation, Sustain pedal input