Arturia KeyLab Essential 88

Arturia KeyLab Essential 88 Overview

The Arturia KeyLab Essential 88 is one of the most compact, fully featured and affordable 88-key MIDI controller keyboards around. For studio-based producers and live performers alike, the KeyLab Essential 88 is primed to become the centrepiece of your setup thanks to its intuitive control layout and deep software intergration.

Compact & Fully Featured

Arturia’s KeyLab Essential 88 is the largest model in the series and is an ideal choice for players that require the full range of an acoustic piano or plan on performing Classical pieces. If you’re a gigging keyboardist that opts for a laptop-based setup, the KeyLab Essential 88 is a solid, lightweight & compact solution that is a lot easier to transport. When used in tandem with the included UVI Grand Piano Model D software, the KeyLab Essential 88 provides the most authentic playing experience and also gives you more notes to work with when using Analog Lab’s Split patches. Plus, with its array of hands-on controls and adept software integration, it’s also a top choice for studio-based producers and composers too.

Beautiful Hybrid Action

The crowning jewel of the KeyLab Essential 88’s feature-set is its hybrid synth/piano action and full-sized keys. Arturia have thoughtfully designed this velocity-sensitive keybed to be both well-graded & controllable, it strikes a great balance between a lightning-fast synth keybed (that’s comfortable on the wrists during extended playing sessions) and a weightier, more expressive piano feel.

We highly recommend Arturia’s KeyLab Essential 88 if you’re a player, producer or composer that needs a highly compact & fully-featured controller keyboard with a full range & a top-notch keybed. The incredible software suite that comes bundled with the KeyLab Essential 88 is the icing on the cake!

Check out the limited-run Black Edition of the KeyLab Essential 88.