Arturia KEYLAB ESSENTIAL 88

Creativity Expressed
The perfect combo of intuitive control and artistic inspiration. Do you need a controller with powerful functionality, great-feeling piano sized keybed, and a layout that’s easy to master? This is it.

Creating music in the digital world can be difficult. So many options, so many new things to learn. KeyLab Essential lets you focus on what’s important.
8 pads, 9 rotaries, 9 faders, and an expressive keyboard, but so, so much more. 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. KeyLab Essential makes navigating inside your recording software a breeze thanks to the dedicated DAW Command Center, and makes browsing your presets an exciting and inspiring experience.

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

Make music – your way
Lost in a maze of menus and settings? We’ve all been there. That’s why we’ve created KeyLab Essential: to make the technical stuff as simple as possible.

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 years of research, with the express aim of streamlining your creative process, giving you more time to express yourself through music. When paired with Analog Lab software, KeyLab Essential becomes a whole new animal. Every one of the 6500+ presets intelligently map with KeyLab’s faders, knobs, and pads to give you instant, inspiring access to some of the most iconic, legendary keyboard sounds ever heard.

Once you’ve used KeyLab Essential, you’ll wonder how you ever got by without it.

A world of sound
KeyLab Essential comes with Analog Lab, Arturia’s multi award-winning software suite that gives you access to thousands of incredible synth and keyboard sounds.

Sourced from every instrument contained within the Arturia V Collection, Analog Lab is like being given the keys to your very own keyboard museum, packed with the iconic analog monosynths, illustrious and exotic pianos, classic organs, digital workstations, and much more. Each one of the many thousands of presets has forged by some of the world’s finest sound designers, and catalogued in a clever, tag-based archive. Finding the perfect sound for your song has never been easier. KeyLab Essential has the iconic keyboard sounds you need to take your music to the next level. Analog Lab gives you VIP access to the most coveted keyboards ever created, brought back to life by Arturia’s exclusive True Analog Emulation technology.

Whether you need a searing-hot synth lead or an ethereal string pad, a vintage upright piano or a complex, animated soundscape, KeyLab Essential gives you everything you need and more.

In tune with your studio
Geared for maximum compatibility, KeyLab Essential 88 gives you unadulterated control of your digital world, seamlessly integrating with virtual instruments and DAW software.

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 control over Analog Lab, KeyLab Essential is a universal MIDI controller, meaning you can use it with any third-party instruments or software. If you’re just starting out on your musical journey, don’t worry, 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.

Whether you’re a total newcomer to the world of recording, or a seasoned pro who’s set in their ways, KeyLab Essential has the potential to revolutionize your creative process.

Everything in its right place
We’ve spent years listening to musicians just like you, learning which features and functions you need instant access to, and researching the best ways to give you the ultimate, seamless controller experience.

KeyLab Essential is the result of years of dedication. Each component, function, and design element is a tribute to you, and designed to make the process of creating music as fun and barrier-free as possible. To give you an idea of what KeyLab Essential is capable of, let’s look at its vital statistics…

KeyLab Essential is simple yet highly effective, a launchpad into the exciting world of music performance and production for newcomers, and a powerful, ergonomic control solution that experienced users will love.

KeyLab is a one-stop solution to creating music, simple enough for new users to enjoy straight out of the box, but with features that experienced producers will love.

KeyLab Essential gives you everything you need to start creating, performing, tweaking, editing, and releasing your music: a keyboard to perfect your part; a virtual studio to record your ideas; a vast array of sounds to fire your creativity; and controls to fine-tune your sound. Arturia live at the forefront of music tech world, and we have created the KeyLab Essential to strike the perfect balance between powerful features, incredible sounds, durable construction, and inspiring design, all at an irresistibly affordable price tag.

Essential by name, essential by nature. Let’s dig a little deeper into this next-gen controller keyboard and discover its true power.

Incredible software
KeyLab Essential comes with a veritable treasure trove of high quality music software.

Whether you want to take to the stage and win over crowds with KeyLab and the amazing sounds of Analog Lab, while away an evening on UVI’s beautiful piano, or produce your very own tracks, KeyLab Essential gives you everything you need in one stylish package.

Ableton Live Lite
An introduction to the world of Ableton Live, a high-powered software suite used by top producers, DJs, performers, and remixers all around the world. Live Lite will let you record your ideas, layer your sounds, apply effects, and release your finished track. Best of all, Live Lite is fully compatible with KeyLab Essential, with every knob, fader, and pad automatically assigned to the most important features.

Model D
Straight from the world’s greatest concert halls and recording studios, KeyLab Essential also includes an exquisitely recreated Steinway Model D grand piano, sampled in every details, ready for you to play, and free of charge.

Analog Lab
Imagine conveniently having all the keyboard and synth sounds you need for a gig or session all in one place on your computer. No racks. No stacks.

Analog Lab gives you streamlined tag-based access to 6500+ of the hottest presets from our award-winning V Collection of 23 faithfully modeled legendary classic keyboards-including combinations and effects. Each preset automatically maps the most important sound parameters to your KeyLab for intuitive tweaking and performance control, and you can easily custom map to any controllers via the MIDI Learn feature. You can even save the presets you need for a gig into a playlist to step through during your sets. Analog Lab is also the command center for all your V Collection keyboards, giving you full editing access to any full instruments you own.

• Live mode “Concert” panel to prepare your set and sounds
• Stage view for peace of mind when playing live
• 10 integrated effects to color your sounds
• Search anything: tags, instruments, sound designers, styles
• Find similar presets with machine learning algorithms
• Amazing support for Arturia and generic MIDI controllers
• Discover new presets in the Sound Store
• “Multi” sounds that can combine 2 instruments
• Streamlined mapping for all instruments and presets

Everything you need for creativity and inspiration is right here in Analog Lab.

Designed with you in mind
KeyLab Essential is forward-thinking, modern hardware with incredible flexibility. No matter what you need in a controller keyboard, Arturia delivers with this next generation KeyLab.

Blending power with simplicity, and functionality with connectivity, Arturia’s designers have created a controller that can truly become the backbone of your studio. KeyLab Essential’s DAW Command Center features both MCU and HUI control compatibility – the most popular hardware control languages – so you’ll be able to use its transport controls no matter what recording software you use.

You can also use KeyLab Essential to control DAW apps and virtual instruments on your iPad by using a Lightning to USB “Camera Adapter”.

Used alongside Arturia’s MIDI Control Center, you are able to create your own unique MIDI mappings, and save up to 6 of them to KeyLab’s internal memory. Using this functionality is a great way of tailoring the controls to match the settings of your favorite plug-ins and DAWs.

Ready for action
Durable, yet stylish, KeyLab Essential is designed to withstand the demands of live performance while retaining Arturia’s iconic, ergonomic design.

We listened very carefully to our community of musicians, producers, and performers, and created a controller keyboard to suit each of their needs. Dynamic and sensitive enough to capture the nuance of every performance; tough enough to withstand life on tour; and with streamlined, sleek format. KeyLab Essential delivers incredible functionality, but not at the cost of quality.

KeyLab Essential is tough enough to go the distance, will ignite your creativity, and make the process of musi