ARTURIA KEYLAB ESSENTIAL 88, BLACK

Creativity comes first

Spend less time with a keyboard and mouse, and more time creating, performing, and playing with KeyLab Essential 88.

8 pads, 9 rotaries, 9 faders, and an expressive keyboard - but so, so much more. Navigate your DAW effortlessly, browse and tweak your favorite presets in an instant, and enjoy a fluid 88-key playing experience, all from one accessible controller.

Now available with an elegant black exterior, this controller won’t just cater to your every musical need - it’ll look classy, whether it’s in your living room or up on stage.

Size & weight

• Instrument size : 49.6 x 10.3 x 2.5 inches (1260 x 262 x 64 mm)
• Instrument weight : 18.7lb (8.5Kg)

Software Specifications:

• Includes Analog Lab software with 2000+ synth and keyboard sounds
• Includes Ableton Live Lite
• Includes UVI Model D

Hardware Specifications:

• 88 note, velocity sensitive keyboard with hybrid synth-piano 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-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

Perfect Analog Lab integration:

• Select sounds, browse presets, switch parts, smart-assigned controls.
• Standalone or plug-in operation: VST, VST3, AU, AAX.
• Over 2000 TAE® and Phi® powered preset sounds from Arturia’s award-winning V Collection

Ableton Live Lite - record, layer, and edit your sounds to create a finished song.

UVI Model D - Sample-based software recreation of Steinway classic.

Compatible with all major Digital Audio Workstation: Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, FL Studio, Bitwig, Cubase, Ableton Live, Digital Performer, Studio One *

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