ARTURIA / KEYLAB ESSENTIAL 88 MIDI Keyboard

An 88-key MIDI keyboard that delivers intuitive control and artistic expression. With a piano-sized keyboard with excellent touch, a controller system with an easy-to-learn layout, and software with excellent synth sounds such as Analog Lab, it is useful for a variety of music productions.

■MIDI keyboard
■88 keys
■USB
Unleash your creativity
Making music with digital gear isn't easy. There are too many options and too many things to master. KeyLab Essential lets you focus on what matters most.

8 pads, 9 encoders, 9 faders and an expressive keyboard. But that's not all. Music is at the core of KeyLab Essential. KeyLab Essential has been meticulously designed to give you the best possible experience when making and performing music. The dedicated DAW Command Center makes it easy to control your recording software, and software instrument preset browsing is exciting and inspiring.

Spend less time on your computer and more time creating and playing.

A World of Sound
KeyLab Essential includes Analog Lab, an award-winning software suite with thousands of the best synth and keyboard sounds.

Analog Lab is a keyboard museum filled with a huge selection of sounds from the Arturia V Collection, including iconic analog mono synths, famous pianos, authentic organs, digital workstations, and more. Each of the huge number of presets was created by the world's best sound designers and filed in a clever, tag-based archive. Finding the right sound for your song is so easy you'll wonder why you ever struggled before! It's packed with a ton of classic keyboard sounds to take your music to the next level. Analog Lab is your VIP access to the sounds of keyboard classics, brought back to life with Arturia's exclusive True Analog Emulation? technology.

Whether you're looking for intense synth leads, ethereal string pads, vintage upright pianos, or complex, evolving soundscapes, KeyLab Essential has you covered.

■Main features
Included software:
Analog Lab: Contains over 6,500 synth/keyboard sounds
Ableton Live Lite
UVI Model D

Hardware specifications
88-key velocity-sensitive keyboard (synth/piano hybrid feel)
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 pads
Connections: MIDI out, USB port, sustain pedal in
Can also function as a general-purpose MIDI controller
2-line LCD
MCU/HUI control compatible
Chord play mode
Fully compatible with Analog Lab:
Sound selection, preset browsing, part switching, smart assignment of tone parameters
Works as a standalone or VST, VST3, AU, AAX plug-in
Arturia's acclaimed V Over 6,500 presets using TAE? and Phi? technologies carefully selected from the Collection

Ableton Live 10 Lite: Recording software that allows you to record, layer, edit sounds, and even complete songs

UVI Model D: A sample-based software instrument that reproduces a Steinway grand piano

Compatible with major digital audio workstations (DAW): Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, FL Studio, Bitwig, Cubase, Ableton Live, Digital Performer, Studio One ** All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement purposes, etc.

■ Operating environment
Analog Lab
Windows: Windows 7 or later, 4GB or more RAM, 2GHz or more CPU, 2GB or more hard disk space
Apple: macOS 10.10 or later, 4GB or more RAM, 2GHz or more CPU, 2GB or more hard disk space
In addition to standalone operation, it also works as a plug-in in VST 2.4 (32/64-bit), VST 3 (32/64-bit), AAX (Pro Tools10.3.8 is 32-bit, Pro Tools 11 is 64-bit), and Audio Unit (32/64-bit) formats.

VST 2.4
VST 3
AAX
AU
Ableton Live Lite
Windows: Windows 7 or later, 4GB or more RAM, 2GHz or more CPU, 3GB or more hard disk space, display with 1024x768 or higher resolution, DVD drive or broadband Internet connection required for installation.
Apple: macOS 10.10 or later, 4GB RAM or more, 2GHz CPU or more, 3GB hard disk space or more, 1024x768 or higher resolution display, DVD drive or broadband Internet connection required for installation.
UVI Model D
Windows: Windows 7 or later, 4GB RAM or more, 2GHz CPU or more, 3GB hard disk space or more
Apple: macOS 10.10 or later, 4GB RAM or more, 2GHz CPU or more, 3GB hard disk space or more
In addition to standalone operation, it also works as a plug-in in VST, AAX, and Audio Unit formats.

VST 3
AAX
AU
Free iLok account: A free account that allows you to activate your license via the Internet. No iLok dongle is required.

*For the latest operating environment including the included software, please refer to the operating environment column at the bottom of the manufacturer's website.