Arturia Keylab Essential MK3 61 Key Black MIDI Keyboard

Arturia KeyLab Essential MK3 61 Key Black MIDI Keyboard

The KeyLab Essential MK3 61 Key Black is a focused, accessible, and engaging keyboard controller designed to make your music-making workflow more personal and enjoyable. It provides intuitive control over your DAW or hardware, with essential functions right at your fingertips.

Featuring expressive controls and inspiring musical software included as standard, the KeyLab Essential MK3 enhances your creative process. Whether you're composing, recording, or performing, this keyboard offers everything you need to bring your musical ideas to life.

Your Essential Ingredients For Creativity

Whether you’re a beginner producer or an experienced music maker looking for a refreshed setup, Keylab Essential MK3 61 Key Black distils everything you want in a controller into a simple, fun, expressive keyboard for production and performance. Enjoy comfy keybeds, tactile DAW-integrated controls, and thoughtful layout that simply makes your creative life easier.

Advanced Features, Simple Workflow

Keylab Essential MK3 61 Key Black provides an array of useful & intuitive controls that’ll get the job done. Interact with encoders, faders, pads, and more in a way that makes sense for your setup. Above all, this gives you a hands-on experience, balanced with software flexibility.

The Best DAW Integration

Get creative right out of the box with Keylab Essential MK3 61 Key Black’s custom DAW scripts. Additionally, it is included with pre-mapped controls in your workflow with any major DAW. Not only that, but the Keylab Essential MK3 61 Key Black controls work seamlessly with Analog Lab V, the included sound anthology plugin - letting you freely explore thousands of sounds old and new.

Your Musical Workhorse

For when you want to get experimental, find a new sound, or just need a bit of extra inspiration, Keylab Essential MK3 61 Key Black has a few tricks up its sleeve. Also, create fun ever-changing melodies with the Arpeggiator. Additionally, weave rich chord voicings with Chord play, and always stay in key thanks to Scale mode.

What's New in the Arturia Keylab Essential MK3 61 Key Black?

• A bigger display with 4 contextual buttons
• 5 dedicated DAW scripts, plus MCU & HUI protocols, for controlling any DAW
• Enhanced integration with Arturia Software
• Creative features: Scale mode, Chord Play, Arpeggiator (with presets), Hold function
• 2 Pad Banks (for finger drumming, clip launching, or User configuration)
• Bigger software bundle (Analog Lab V, Ableton Live Lite, NI The Gentleman, UVI Model D, Loopcloud & Melodics)
• Multi-purpose pedal input (Sustain, Footswitch or Expression)
• USB-C
• Eco-designed