Arturia KeyLab 61 MkII – 61 Key Semi Weighted USB MIDI Keyboard Controller (Black)

Product Description

One other degree by way of high quality and luxurious, KeyLab MkII is a deal with for the fingertips and is constructed to final.

Each 49-key and 61-key variations of KeyLab MkII function Arturia’s Professional-Really feel motion, the identical lusciously playable keybed because the MatrixBrute and MiniBrute 2. Delicate sufficient to precisely seize the subtleties and nuances of delicate enjoying, whereas nonetheless being sturdy sufficient to really feel the vitality of high-impact performances. Encased in sturdy, tour-ready aluminium and decked out with wiggle-free knobs and faders, Arturia has created a controller designed from the bottom as much as not allow you to down.

Actually expertise your software program devices. Why accept any outdated MIDI controller when you may be exploring your very personal museum-quality assortment of classic synth and keyboard sounds? Over 6,500 can be found in Analog Lab alone, which completely integrates with each ingredient of KeyLab MkII so that you spend extra time making music, and fewer time observing screens. A gateway to software program, KeyLab MkII options 9 rotary encoders, 9 faders, 16 backlit RGB efficiency pads, and a choice of totally assignable buttons to provide you unfettered entry to your digital devices, results, and recording setting. Ship and obtain CV/gate information to bridge the hole between modular and MIDI, with a totally customizable setup. Arrange a posh automated sequence in your DAW, and despatched it out to your Eurorack setup. Solely KeyLab MkII makes it this straightforward. Amazingly versatile, vastly expressive, and geared as much as improve your creativity and workflow wherever your music takes you.

A world of sound. KeyLab MkII is an expressive, versatile studio controller that works seamlessly together with your DAW, digital devices, {hardware}, and modular gear. It options dynamic efficiency and studio controls, together with a high-quality 49-note keyboard with aftertouch, 16 RGB backlit pads, 9 faders, 9 rotary knobs, and devoted DAW and transport controls. Its large connectivity additionally contains CV / Gate outputs, so you’ll be able to take command of outboard synth and Eurorack modules with ease.

Your private MIDI assistant. Designed from the bottom as much as make you the grasp of your MIDI setting, KeyLab MkII is among the most versatile, adaptable, and customizable controllers ever devised.Not solely does the most recent era KeyLab allow you to create totally customized Consumer maps, it additionally options unimaginable DAW integration, letting you spend extra time “within the zone” and fewer time switching to and out of your laptop display. By utilizing any one of many 10 Consumer maps, you’ll be able to personalize the response of virtually all of the buttons, knobs, faders, keys, pads, and pedal inputs on KeyLab MkII, providing you with final management of your DAW, results, devices, and outboard gear. To chop out the guesswork, KeyLab MkII additionally comes with 6 magnetic overlays for the DAW Instructions part, providing you with at-a-glance data on what every button does in your favourite recording software program. A MIDI masterpiece: KeyLab MkII doesn’t pressure you to make music a sure approach, it permits you to write the foundations.

Simple to grasp, and enjoyable to make use of. Offering one of the vital complete controller experiences within the music trade, KeyLab MkII has been designed to provide you unprecedented ranges of management whereas nonetheless being ergonomic and easy to make use of. The unique Arturia KeyLab made waves by giving musicians and producers in-depth command of their MIDI setting, whereas KeyLab MkII streamlined its performance by providing you with instantaneous entry to the options you utilize most frequently. KeyLab MkII is the perfect of each worlds: giving customers deep management over their recording and performing setting whereas being streamlined. If you’re within the artistic zone, you want music instruments that encourage you. Each facet of KeyLab MkII has been rigorously crafted to maintain distractions to a minimal, and supply time-saving shortcuts that may maintain your thoughts within the sport. KeyLab MkII options three distinct modes that you could immediately swap between for insanely environment friendly workflow.

Modular management. Lovers of classic synth gear and fashionable Eurorack modular, we have now one thing particular in retailer for you. KeyLab MkII’s modular choices allow you to unite the worlds of MIDI and CV/gate like no different controller on the market, and offer you large scope for integrating your modular gear together with your DAW. The rear panel contains 5 management voltage connections: Pitch Out, Gate Out, 2 Mod Outs and CV In. The CV outputs can be utilized to ship management voltages and triggers to a modular synthesis system, whereas the enter can be utilized to obtain incoming management voltages and switch them into MIDI information that in your DAW. The voltage vary can shortly be outlined utilizing the fast entry “Consumer Edit” mode, or by way of the free, devoted {hardware} hub Arturia MCC. Because of this connectivity, KeyLab MkII can interface with virtually any form of music-making expertise, letting you utilize exterior modulation sources for plug-in devices in your DAW, like Analog Lab. You can even begin to combine your modular setup into your software program tasks by sending excellent, automated information to your modular gear. This degree of management is what KeyLab MkII is all about.

Final expression. KeyLab MkII doesn’t simply provide complete management, it’s additionally a pleasure to play, and creates an intuitive bridge between your creativity and your laptop music setting. The unbelievable Arturia Professional-Really feel keybed has a stunning semi-weighted motion that’s quick sufficient synth lead solos and organ sweeps, however tactile and responsive sufficient for conventional piano gamers to essentially recognize the standard. Sportin the identical keys as Arturia’s flagship {hardware} synthesizers MatrixBrute and MiniBrute 2, you’ll love enjoying on arguably essentially the most luxurious synth-action controller available on the market. KeyLab MkII’s again panel sports activities a wealth of pedal inputs too, and might be geared as much as provide unmatched management within the studio and on stage. On prime of the standard maintain and expression pedal inputs, you’ll additionally discover three – sure, three – auxiliary pedal inputs that may be assigned within the Arturia MCC. Perhaps you’d like to regulate amp acquire, tremolo velocity, and keyboard steadiness once you’re utilizing an organ VST instrument such as you’ll be capable of discover in Analog Lab 3? No downside. In case you’re a guitarist who makes use of amp simulation on stage, are you able to think about how unimaginable it might be to have the ability to have devoted pedals on your wah, quantity, and reverb ranges? No matter customized artistic setup you’ll be able to think about, KeyLab MkII could make it occur.

Analog Lab V included: Your artistic hub.

Analog synthesizers. Digital synthesizers. Acoustic pianos. Electrical pianos. Organs. Strings machines. Samplers. You identify it, Analog Lab has it.

KeyLab MkII comes with a veritable treasure trove of top of the range music software program.

Analog Lab V: 1000’s of preset sounds from our award-winning V Assortment devices that made music historical past, multi functional handy place.

With the perfect of 24 classic instrument reproductions on faucet, this wonderful software program instrument hub permits you to transcend time and magnificence by arming you with all the things from essentially the most iconic sounds of the previous to fashionable sound designs which are leading edge at present.

Whether or not you’re composing, recording, or performing, over 7,000 sounds cowl each track, style, temper, and ambiance you’ll be able to consider—no programming required.

Ableton Reside Lite: An introduction to one of the vital intuitive, widespread manufacturing platforms round.

An introduction to one of the vital widespread recordings and performing platforms on this planet, Ableton Reside Lite permits you to file, impact, combine, and export your tracks, so you can begin making music straight out of the field, even for those who don’t already personal a DAW.

Ableton Reside Lite may aid you hit the stage with efficiency controls!

Piano V: A vital instrument for any songwriter’s sound palette.

Letting you make full use of KeyLab MkII’s expressive keybed, Piano V is a complete piano software program suite that makes use of the facility of Arturia’s Phi bodily modelling to recreate legendary acoustic pianos.

Put the sound of a legendary German live performance grand in your tracks, or use a recent Japanese mannequin so as to add some chunk. There’s much more esoteric devices made potential by way of the magic of bodily modelling like glass and metallic, and each instrument options full management of a number of parameters to hone the sound of your excellent instrument.

Lightning quick workflow

Simply swap between 3 modes:

Analog Lab ModeDAW ModeUser Mode

Analog Lab Mode: Analog Lab Mode offers you final management over this highly effective included software program, mechanically mapping KeyLab MkII’s controls to particular capabilities and parameters inside Analog Lab. The Class buttons allow you to instantly refine your seek for the proper sound, whereas the jog wheel offers you exact management over preset searching and choice. The Reside button can be utilized to activate Break up mode and set the cut up level. Select from three layers of definable controller assignments and Macros inside a Multi, providing you with the final word hands-on Analog Lab expertise to convey the sound of these iconic classic synths and keyboards to life.

DAW Mode: The DAW mode shortly switches management to components inside your recording software program. On this mode, the central jog wheel permits you to transfer the playback cursor; the Subsequent and Prev buttons allow you to shift give attention to tracks by 1 or 8 channels at a time; the faders and knobs management the monitor ranges and pan; and the Monitor Choose buttons allow you to give attention to explicit tracks, letting you utilize the in depth DAW Instructions on particular tracks.

Not solely does KeyLab MkII provide thorough DAW management utilizing the trade normal Mackie HUI information language, it additionally options 10 presets for among the hottest recording software program titles on the market. To maintain your session freed from guesswork, KeyLab MkII additionally offers you with 6 magnetic DAW overlays, so that you’ll know precisely what each button does in your recording setting. This controller contains overlays for Ableton Reside, Logic Professional X, Professional Instruments, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, in addition to normal Mackie and HUI setups.

Consumer Mode: The Consumer Mode permits you to determine how KeyLab MkII works. Rapidly select one of many 10 Consumer maps utilizing the jog wheel, and virtually each button, knob, fader, and pad on KeyLab MkII will react precisely as you select. Utilizing the full-featured Arturia MIDI Management Middle, you’ll be capable of assign any MIDI CC operate you want to any management you would like, in addition to set the minimal and most values to be sure you’re all the time hitting the candy spot. Do you utilize Huge, Serum, or Omnisphere? Create a map only for them! In a mixing session? Create a map to regulate your results and audio busses. Mastering? Get arms on, tactile management of each delicate parameter in your multiband compressors, EQs, and limiters. You possibly can even use a single map to regulate your favourite parameters in a number of results and devices directly!

Software program & {Hardware} Specs: Consists of Analog Lab V software program with 2000 synth sounds. Consists of Ableton Reside Lite. Consists of Piano V. 49 & 61 key choices obtainable, every with prime quality keybed with velocity and aftertouch, 16 RGB-backlit efficiency pads, management financial institution with 9 faders and 9 rotary knobs. Management modular gear with 4 CV/Gate outputs. Controls pitch, gate, and modulation.

Excellent Analog Lab integration: Choose sounds, browse presets, swap elements, smart-assigned controls. Standalone or plug-in operation: VST, VST3, AU, AAX. Over 6500 TAE powered preset sounds from Arturia’s award-winning V Assortment.

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Variety of Keys
49 61 88 49 61 88

Kind of Keys
Semi-weighted Semi-weighted Weighted, Fatar TP/100LR Keybed Synth Motion Synth Motion Semi-weighted

Obtainable Colours
White/Black White/Black White/Black White White White/Black

Pads
16 16 16 8 8 8

Encoders
9 9 9 9 9 9

Faders
9 9 9 9 9 9

THE BEST MUSIC-MAKING FLOW: Delicate sufficient to precisely seize the subtleties and nuances of delicate enjoying, whereas nonetheless being sturdy sufficient to really feel the vitality of high-impact performances, KeyLab MkII is a simple keyboard controller that adapts to your wants, your model and your workflow, so you can also make music simply the best way you prefer it. It comes with a 2-year guarantee, so you will get artistic safely within the information that it could actually go the space.
EXPRESSIVE AND INSPIRING: Greater than a easy MIDI controller, KeyLab MkII is a finely crafted instrument that brings out the perfect in its customers. Its aftertouch-enabled keybed will delight synth gamers; the 9 faders can management the digital drawbars of an organ one second, and on the flick of a swap, management the degrees in your DAW; customized chords might be saved inside the efficiency pads for intuitive reside triggering, so you’ll be able to play lead on the keys, and create lush soundscape on the pads.
SUPERB BUILD QUALITY: Reassuringly heavy, aluminum chassis, wooden panels, machined pitch bend and mod wheels, and luxurious keybed. Each facet of KeyLab MkII has been designed with high quality in thoughts, and from the very first second, will encourage confidence and belief.
INSPIRING SOFTWARE INCLUDED: Get entry to over 6000 synth and keyboard presets from their flagship V Assortment (Analog Lab 3); get pleasure from a masterful assortment of bodily modeled pianos (Arturia Piano V); and make great-sounding tracks in full (Ableton Reside Lite). KeyLab MkII provides all of the artistic software program you want.
CONNECTIVITY GALORE: Along with the full-sized MIDI out and in connectors, we have now spiced the KeyLab MkII with 4 CV outputs and a CV enter. Main the best way in modular management, customers can ship pitch, gate, and a couple of modulation sources to Eurorack gear, or classic outboard synths. This full-featured controller al boasts 5 expression pedal inputs to fulfill even essentially the most superior efficiency setups.