Tutorials | KeyLab Essential mk3 - Overview

Keyboardist Matt Paull gives you a guided tour of the smart features, workflow highlights, and inspiring sounds that come with KeyLab Essential mk3, the next generation of universal MIDI controller.

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00:00 Intro
01:58 General Overview
03:08 Front and Back Panels
05:46 Keyboard
06:30 Pads
08:00 Arpeggiator
09:16 Hold
09:37 Scale
10:31 Chord Mode
12:31 Midi Control Center
13:08 Outro

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Discover a music-making workflow that’s more personal, accessible, and enjoyable than ever; KeyLab Essential mk3 distills focused controls, inspiring features, and professional software into a keyboard controller package that offers total creative freedom.

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Presenter: Matt Paul

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[bvtsu.]

oh my god, i'm again in love with an Arturia product 😅, Now I'm thinking of selling my NI kontrol to buy this one, thank you guys 🤣.

[beatsbyjiro]

Thats pretty cool looks like an old iPod as the center screen panel

[peterpeper]

Again the controllers to the right? Why ? We need the right hand to play the melodies. The left hand is for the controllers, like the wheels etc. that is a no go for me sorry.
It is also time for polyphonic aftertouch.

[klstay]

I would have preferred faders on left and pad on right. In any case what is really needed is a keylab with a TP8/SK keybed IMHO.

[WolfKingAka]

Picked this up a few days back. Great device!

[mabian]

Hoping for a more portable 37 keys Essentials mk3, even though I see how it would be difficult to fit all of these controls in such a reduced width body...

[frank]

I love Arturia products but I wish your keys were weighted. Please make your future midi keys weighted. I mean M audio does it why not Arturia

[blenerhelder]

PLEASE Arturia, V Collection 10. It's time...!

[joelmathew]

I wish the big brother Keylab MK3 with onboard Synth tones from V Collection as a standalone machine! 🔥🔥

[wakapedia]

Does the essential come with aftertouch in the mk3? If not, can we expect an updated Keylab standard to mk3 with aftertouch soon?

[karlmasters]

Please just bring out the keylab mk3 already!! Ive been holding off for too long already lol

[danielmorrisonrhymes]

Do you have a similar series for the MkII?

[Emily_M]

*looks at her Keylab mk2 and patiently waits for the mk3 of that*

[jaheshrado]

what is de red button? what can you record with that?

[blenerhelder]

Arturia, it's time of V Collection 10..!

[es__music]

Does the chord mode input the actual chord midi notes when recording, say a triad, or just the one note I play?

[dwinosam]

I really wanted to like this keyboard, but why would you put sliders on the right side? Also, no velocity set up? Can you integrate this into your software?

[wolo]

What's new compared to MK2? Besides some minor visual change? It seems the 49 mk3 has almost the same buttons I have in essential 49 mk2 (beside added Tap, Quant and removed Punch buttons, and the "Map" is now called "Bank" for unknown reason) So what is new in this one? Are the keys any better, or less noisy? Or the pads more responsive?

[SebCrateDigger]

Hello,
Is it possible to connect this Arturia with an MPC Live II ?
Thank you very much.

[es__music]

Can you split the keyboard and play one half chords, and the other half regular notes?