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Arturia KeyLab Essential 3 (49)

Arturia KeyLab Essential 3 (49)

€177,00
€177,00
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KeyLab Essential: KeyLab Essential 3 (61)KeyLab Essential 88 mk3

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The lighter KeyLab: synth-action keys, nine encoders, nine faders and eight pads, with the same screen-led Analog Lab browsing as the flagship line at a fraction of the weight and cost. Analog Lab (Essential tier) is included, so it's a working instrument out of the box.

This is the desk controller for producers who enter and arrange more than they perform — sketching chords, riding a filter, jogging the DAW. For that job the keybed is entirely adequate and the workflow is the same one the expensive boards use.

What you give up against the full mk3: aftertouch, the semi-weighted action and the CV/gate outputs. If none of those words stung, save the money.

Our take
The Essential 3 does nine tenths of what most people use a KeyLab mk3 for, at two fifths of the price. The missing tenth is the keybed — if you play expressively, that tenth is everything.
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Specifications

Manufacturer data
Keys
49, synth action
Controls
9 encoders, 9 faders, 8 RGB pads
Screen
With browser workflow
Software
Analog Lab (Essential tier) included
Connections
MIDI out, sustain, USB-C
Dimensions
790 × 240 × 70 mm (W × D × H)
Weight
2.76 kg
In the box
KeyLab Essential 3 (49)
USB-C cable
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