
If you’re just starting out on your musical journey, don’t worry, 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. As well as offering ultimate control over Analog Lab, KeyLab Essential is a universal MIDI controller, meaning you can use it with any third-party instruments or software. This functionality keeps your hands on the controller and your mind in the music. Play your track, jog forwards and back, save, toggle your metronome and loop, record, and punch in on the fly. KeyLab Essential is packed with clever controls that help you make swift work of everyday tasks within your recording software. USB, MIDI Out, and sustain input allows for all the connectivity you’ve ever wanted. The keys are full piano-sized, designed to have a light action to avoid fatigue on your fingers and wrists. KeyLab Essential makes navigating inside your recording software a breeze thanks to the dedicated DAW Command Center, and makes browsing your presets an exciting and inspiring experience. From the responsive keys to the intelligently assigned knobs and faders, you’ll feel like everything you touch turns to gold.

Every aspect of KeyLab Essential has been carefully chosen to give you the best possible experience when creating and performing. Express your musical ideas, take command of your studio, and perform like you’ve always dreamed.Ĩ pads, 9 rotaries, 9 faders, and an expressive keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. I haven't enjoying playing my keyboard this much in eons.thank you guys so much for this piece of software.KeyLab Essential 88 is a lightweight, space-saving 88-note controller keyboard with Arturia’s Analog Lab virtual instrument included. I'm using M-Audio AV-40s and it sounds fantastic.Īnyone complaining about lag or poor performance must have a slow computer or the wrong buffer settings because my 2.53Ghz MBP handles this app no problem.

All you need then are good speakers or headphones to truly appreciate the sonic quality.

I've got a modest M-Audio Pro Keys 88sx and even though it's only a semi-weighted keyboard, I can still get a good dynamic range out of my playing after dialing in the velocity settings between the app and my keyboard. The sample quality is incredible hands down, but what really makes it are the nuances such as the sound of the dampers when you press and release the sustain pedal, the sound of the hammers when you push a key and so on. Ever since I downloaded this app, I seriously have been playing my keyboard twice a day.I didn't even practice this much when I was taking lessons as a kid! It's just insane how much this sounds like a real Steinway.
