KeyLab Essential Tutorials: Episode 3 - Using User Maps

Do you want to learn how to fully customize your KeyLab Essential? Part 3 in our series of tutorials sees Guy Perchard run through the simple steps of creating your own personalized user maps. Watch the video, see what sets this unique MIDI controller apart from the competition, and imagine how you could use it in your setup.

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[kunalgoel]

It's been 3 years. Still waiting for the next episode

[StormofCrows]

Thank you. That just got me out of a late night pad mapping issue!

[Fullyandel]

Wish you guys do better tutorials... come here trying to understand how my midi works but, this “tutorials” are made it like “the user” already know everything.... and if that were the case! why would “the user” come here at first!? Please better tutorial ! A real one !

[johnhorton]

This is a tutorial for a person who is experienced in MIDI use and language. It's a beginners keyboard...most of the people who purchase this keyboard are new to MIDI. So when you say to assign this or that to MIDI channel xyz, you need to explain how that is done. You go way too fast to comprehend and gloss over important steps that need to be understood before moving on to the next step. Lets make a tutorial consistent with the level of the equipment purchased.

[mel_tillis]

Good demo! My Arturia 88 should be in from Sweetwater next week - thanks for introducing to the Arturia! ❤

[gdhair]

I usually don't like going off like this is comment sections but: I am struggling with this product so much. I can't find any resources to help me work out my issues. Arturia has too many products. Whenever I search for this one so many others come up. Also this video series, if you're not going to finish it why have it on you channel still?
The issues that I'm having are:


1. Not all the sounds are working when I chose them in Ableton
2 I can't figure out how to get the pads to work drums. I would be able to figure it out if the next part is this series was out.
3. I can't get into the forums to ask these questions there because I can't answer the two prerequisite questions to make an account.


I'm so frustrated! I just want to make music. I would be learning my way through this if I could get all the parts to work. Can someone give me some direction.

[bhaskarville]

Honestly, after I hit 'Store To', the first pad on the 2nd row still stays on whatever sample is playing on the 'E' key of the map, it doesn't change to other keys. I've been trying to figure this out for months but to no avail.

[Kevin]

Are you guys ever going to make Part 4?

[marilynpalmer]

I've been trying to program my pads for three days. I've watched this video too many times to count! I really wish that I would've seen these comments before I purchased this controller. If I can't figure it out tonight; I will just buy another brand.

[bryanburns]

Still waiting on part 4. Seems like that wont be happening. Yet another company that doesn't finish anything and leaves the users searching.

[AlexReidStudios]

Hello! Can I send midi information from my DAW to keylab and from there to a hardware synth?

[marcuskiller]

The truth is, I also expected something more in the pads, as for example, as today almost all midi controllers, I have the option of chords without having to map them one by one, and also have the option of chords according to major scales, minors, chromatic etc etc, without having to map every single note.

[michivanhalen]

This is just awesome! Great Demo, thanks a lot! I love that you can name them and the display on the keyboard shows the name. This way you dont have to remember everything you programmed

[Maeldinanga]

Hi,
Nice and clear explanations about the essential,
thank you so much,
Samuel Tarly.

[CortneyWarren]

What about mapping drums instead of keys? I have the mk2 and I'm using Studio One 4. Can Anyone help?

[gn]

This was all s helpful . Thank you Guy Perchard !

[samirdate]

Where is the next episode where you said you would show how easy it is to use Keylab with recording software? Can only see 3 episodes.

[hilmar]

Could you explain something about the multi assignability of the knobs and faders? It is why many of us bought the Essentials but is not covered in the manual like AT ALL.

[stephenlamater]

It's lot useful. Thank you. Looking forward to next episode Sir!!!

[FutureNotFixed]

Video reminds me of a Marx brother's gag from A Day at the Races. Chico has some info on which horses to bet on and talks Groucho's character into buying a short guide on it. But he couldn't figure it out because he had to first get a code guide to understand it. So he buys that too. So out of Chico's ice-cream cooler he has an entire library of books but by the end of the sketch, Groucho has both arms full of volumes and several more squeezed between his knees. It must be hilarious to work at Arturia.