ARTURIA KEYLAB ESSENTIAL 88

Unleash your creativity with Arturia’s KeyLab Essential 88, an affordable and lightweight MIDI controller packed with enough features to serve as the command center for your digital production environment. KeyLab Essential 88 serves up a host of knobs, faders, and pads to interact with your virtual synths, and it is built to seamlessly integrate with your favorite DAW and control standard transport functions, such as track jogging, loop, play, record, and punch-in. Additionally, KeyLab Essential 88 comes bundled with a vast selection of Arturia’s most popular virtual instruments from their renowned V-collection as well as Ableton Live Lite, and a stunning Steinway Model D re-creation from software designer UVI. And, despite its relatively light weight and easy portability, the KeyLab Essential is a solidly constructed controller with an excellent semi-weighted feel and velocity-sensitive keys. Keyboard players at Sweetwater like the KeyLab 88 Essential for its ability to move from studio to stage with ease.

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Value-packed combination of Analog Lab software and a powerful 88-key controller
Great-feeling, velocity-sensitive semi-weighted keys
9 rotary controls, 9 faders, and 8 backlit control pads
MIDI Control Center software makes it easy to create custom control layouts
Analog Lab software, with a new easier-to-use interface, includes over 6,000 adjustable and storable presets, including the new CMI V, DX7V, Buchla Easel V, and Clavinet V
Generous array of rotary encoders, faders, and more for hands-on control
MIDI I/O, USB port, and sustain jack on the back panel
Includes Analog Lab, UVI Grand Piano Model D, and Ableton Live Lite

Technical Specification

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
Features: Chord Play Mode
Software: Analog Lab, Ableton Live Lite, UVI Grand Piano Model D
Format: Standalone, AAX, AU, VST (iLok account required)
Hardware Requirements - Mac: 2GHz Processor or higher, 4GB RAM minimum
Hardware Requirements - PC: 2GHz Processor or higher, 4GB RAM minimum
OS Requirements - Mac: OS X 10.11.6 or later
OS Requirements - PC: Windows 7 SP1 or later
Power Supply: USB bus power, 9V DC positive center power supply (sold separately)
Height: 2.48"
Width: 49.59"
Depth: 10.26"
Weight: 18.7 lbs.

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