With everything you need to express your musical ideas, take command of your studio, and perform like you’ve always dreamed, KeyLab Essential is an intuitive, powerful, carefully crafted controller keyboard that’s easy to master.
Music is at the heart of this controller. Every aspect of KeyLab Essential has been carefully chosen to give you the best possible experience when creating and performing. From the responsive keyboard to the intelligently assigned knobs and faders, you’ll feel like everything you touch turns to gold. KeyLab Essential makes navigating your track a breeze thanks to the dedicated DAW Command Center, and makes browsing your presets an exciting, inspiring experience.
It’s easy to let your concentration drift and your inspiration slip when you spend hours on tedious tasks. KeyLab Essential is the result of careful research, with the aim of streamlining your creative process, giving you more time to express yourself through music. With the KeyLab Essential on your desk and its comprehensive set of music software loaded in your computer, the only required step to start experimenting, composing and recording is sitting in front of them.
KeyLab Essential is packed with clever controls that help you make swift work of everyday tasks within your recording software. Play your track, jog forwards and back, save, toggle your metronome and loop, record, and punch in on the fly. This functionality keeps your hands on the controller and your mind in the music. As well as offering ultimate integration with Analog Lab, KeyLab Essential is a universal MIDI controller, compatible with any third-party instruments or software. 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.
Features
- 49-Keys with Velocity
- 1 Clickable Encoder
- 9 Encoders
- 9 30mm Faders
- 6 Transport Switches
- 4 Command Switches
- 1 Modulation Wheel
- 1 Pitch Bend Wheel
- 8 Touch & Pressure-Sensitive Pads
- Connectivity - MIDI Out, USB, Sustain Pedal
- Functions as a Universal MIDI Controller
- Twin-Line LCD Screen
- MCU/HUI Control Compatibility
- Chord Play Mode
Included Software
- Ableton Live Lite
- Analog Lab with 5000 Synth Sounds
- UVI Grand Piano Model D