BEST Portable MIDI Keyboard 2023 | Arturia MiniLab 3 Review

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The MiniLab MK3 is my first Arturia MIDI Controller and it's such a great keyboard in 2023! With Direct Software using Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Reason, Cubase, Bitwig and other Digital Audio Workstations, the MiniLab is a breeze while recording chords, leads, basses, and drums.

In this video I'll discuss why I believe the MiniLab 3 is the best MIDI keyboard in 2023. Things like pre-mapped functionality in all major DAWs like Logic Pro, opening plugins, Transport controls for recording and playback, Analog Lab browsing, arpeggiator controls, and more.

I also compare the MiniLab 3 vs Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32 and talk about which MIDI keyboard I prefer over the other.

About MiniLab MK3 from Arturia

"Find your own flow and enjoy making music with a plug-and-play MIDI keyboard that does it all. MiniLab 3 gives you easy controls, great-feeling keys, and a fully-integrated all-in-one software package that’s ready to get creative right out the box.

Finally, an easy keyboard controller that adapts to your needs, your style, and your workflow, so you can make music just the way you like it. Hook it up, discover fresh sounds, enjoy premium velocity-sensitive keys, and get hands-on with your music like never before.

You don’t need to understand music theory, learn production, or buy any software to enjoy MiniLab 3. Easily control your DAW projects in real-time, explore amazing instrument sounds in a few clicks, and get those tracks, beats, and mixes sounding as good as you’ve always wanted with a workflow fit for a pro.

Play keys, punch in a drum loop, connect to MIDI gear, browse your preset library - all in one. MiniLab 3 comes pre-mapped for most DAWs, gives you every tactile control you need, and delivers a full production-ready suite of software & sounds to fit your flavor of music-making."

0:00 Why MiniLab 3
1:10 Top Things I Like
1:54 DAW Integration
2:42 Open Plugins MiniLab 3
3:49 Drum Pads
6:10 MIDI Control Center
6:50 Analog Lab V
8:07 Hold/Sustain
8:33 Keyboard Quality
8:52 Octave Up/Down
9:17 Arp on MiniLab 3
12:23 Pre-mapped DAW controls
13:46 Final Thoughts