Arturia Keylab Essential MK3 Review

This is my review on the Arturia Keylab Essential MK3 MIDI Controller. This review will include a general overview of the keyboard & included software, but instead of focusing on using the keyboard with DAW apps, my review focuses on using the Keylab for controlling other hardware; in this case setting up custom MIDI setups to use the Keylab to control organ settings on my Yamaha CK88 piano.

If you are ONLY interested in using the Keylab Essential MK3 as a hardware controller, you can skip my overview of the MK3 and go straight to the main topic of this review using the links in the section: "KEYLAB ESSENTIAL AS A CONTROLLER KEYBOARD".

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CHAPTER LINKS
Introduction: 0:00

KEYLAB ESSENTIAL OVERVIEW
Introduction: 2:04
Key Action: 2:38
Included Software: 5:54
Analog Lab V Demo: 6:35
User Interface: 13:01
(Modes, controls)
DAW Integration (Overview): 18:10
Connectivity: 19:06

KEYLAB ESSENTIAL AS A CONTROLLER KEYBOARD
MIDI Control Centre: 19:24
(creating custom MIDI message setups)
Demo Connected to Yamaha CK88: 26:14
(faders, mod wheel & knobs)
Keylab Issue: No "Jump" or "Catch": 32:27
Yamaha CK Issue: 36:30
(cannot "turn on" rotary with MIDI)

VERDICT (As A Controller Keyboard): 38:07
VERDICT (As A MIDI Controller): 40:03

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