Arturia Keylab 49 Essential 49-Note MIDI Controller Keyboard with Extensive Hands-on Controls There are few more frustrating things than when you want to sit down and make music but find yourself sinking all your time and efforts into finding inspiring sounds or, worse yet, getting your system to work at all

Arturia's KeyLab Essential 49 is a virtual instrument workstation that's perfect for preventing exactly that sort of problem from derailing you

Between the controller's top-notch keybed, comprehensive hands-on controls, and total integration with the thousands of sounds in Arturia's Analog Lab 2 software, KeyLab Essential just plain works

It's an amazing experience that lets you take your ideas and turn them into fresh tracks in no time

Cut out the technical tedium with KeyLab Essential by combining a beautifully playable controller keyboard with Arturia's acclaimed Analog Lab 2.For starters, there's the onboard Analog Remote section, which lets you call up sounds right from the controller no need to touch the mouse

You have pre-mapped knobs and sliders for parameter control, performance pads, and even tools like chord mode to make songwriting as simple as it gets.Powerful as it is, Analog Lab 2 is just part of what KeyLab Essential has to offer

This wonderfully laid out controller keyboard includes all the control you need to take charge of your DAW, including full transport controls

In fact, KeyLab Essential is a fully loaded universal MIDI controller, so it's completely compatible with any third-party instruments or other music-creation software

Most of the controls also do double duty, providing you with layers of control over Analog Lab 2, your DAW, and any other instruments you want to play with.Speaking of DAW applications and other virtual instruments, check out the awesome software package bundled with KeyLab Essential controller keyboards

Let's start by taking a closer look at Analog Lab 2

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