Arturia KeyLab Essential 49 Mk3 Alpine White

The Arturia KeyLab Essential 49 Mk3 Alpine White DAW & MIDI controller at a glance:

The KeyLab Essential 49 Mk3 from Arturia is a clearly designed USB/DAW & MIDI controller with an elegant and modern look. In a compact space, the master keyboard offers space for an arpeggiator, 8 pads, 9 knobs, 9 faders as well as scale mode and Chord Mode. The modernized hybrid synth-piano-feeling keyboard has an easily playable keyboard with 49 keys, is sturdily built and is equally suitable for use on stage and in the (home) studio. The eight velocity-sensitive pads are ideal for playing accentuated drums and percussion. The built-in arpeggiator can be used directly via the keyboard with a number of playback patterns. There is also an integrated chord function that allows you to play entire Chords with just one finger. Thanks to the scale mode, other scales than the widely used 12-tone scale can be played effortlessly. The highlight of the Mk3 version is the larger, graphics-capable display with its four context-sensitive buttons, which makes it even easier to control software. Preconfigured DAW scripts for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase and Bitwig Studio make it particularly easy to get started.