Full Description

Creativity reinvented

Music is at the heart of the KeyLab Essential. From the responsive velocity-sensitive keyboard to the intelligently assigned controls, you'll feel like everything just falls perfectly into place. It makes navigating your work a breeze thanks to the dedicated DAW Command Centre and makes browsing your presets an exciting, inspiring experience. It takes away the sometimes tedious keyboard and mouse focus, and lets you spend more time creating, performing and playing.

Make music your way

The KeyLab essential makes the technical side of creation as simple as possible, so you can focus on what really matters. KeyLab Essential is the result of careful research, with the aim of streamlining your creative process, giving you more time to express yourself through your creations and performances. The comprehensive set of music software included with the KeyLab Essential means the only thing you have to do is experiment. The creative workflow of the KeyLab Essential is quick and engaging, and you'll wonder how you ever got on without it.

Incredible array of control elements

• Performance Controls: Bend notes, modulate sounds and transpose your keyboard by semitones or full octaves
• Chord Play: Quickly create full arrangements with the intelligent chord feature
• MIDI Channel Select: Dedicated control for changing MIDI channels
• Performance Pads: Dual-purpose dynamic and back-lit pads
• DAW Command Center: MCU/HUI provides excellent control of your recording software
• Screen & Analog Lab Remote: Twin-line LCD screen allows you to read the info you require or browse Analog Lab presets directly from the keyboard
• Pre-Mapped Knobs & Faders: Enables you to adjust the panning and level of tracks within your DAW, along with other essential parameters in the Arturia virtual instruments
• 49-Note Keyboard: Durable, velocity-sensitive keys allow you to capture every nuance and detail of your performance
• MIDI Out: Control any MIDI-compatible external hardware
• Sustain Pedal Input: Pedal input with invertable polarity to comply with all types of pedals
• USB Connectivity: Bus-powered and class-compliant
• Optional DC Power: Can be powered without the need to connect to a computer

Features

• 49-note velocity sensitive keyboard with pitch bend & modulation wheels
• Eight RGB back-lit, multi-purpose performance pads,  nine faders and rotary encoders
• MCU / HUI comprehensive DAW integration
• DAW Command Center & transport section
• Six fully-customizable user memories, Twin-line LCD Screen with backlit illumination
• �Chord play� mode
• Optional sustain pedal and DC power supply compatibility
• Class-compliant USB, enabling use with iOS and Android devices

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