Arturia - Keylab MK3 49 Black
Arturia's KeyLab MK3 49 Black, a premium 49-key master keyboard, is a new ideal for musicians and producers looking for total control over their virtual and hardware instruments. This MIDI controller offers advanced integration with major DAWs, creative features such as Scale mode, an arpeggiator, and fixed chords or progressions, all in a robust wood and aluminum chassis. Its improved visual interface, its sensitive knobs and faders, as well as its 12 velocity-sensitive pads, make it a versatile tool designed for an intuitive and personalized musical experience.
Specifications
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Arturia Keylab MK3 49 BK
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Master keyboard
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Color: black
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Number of keys: 49
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Keyboard type: semi-weighted, velocity and Aftertouch compatible
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Playability: improved keyboard, optimized spring tension
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Controls:
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9 360° rotary sensitive potentiometers
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9 sensitive faders
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12 velocity and pressure sensitive pads
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DAW transport controls
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Screen: 3.5" / 320 x 480 px color + 8 contextual buttons
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Functions:
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Scale mode: automatic adjustment of notes on a scale
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Arpeggiator with random functions
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Chord game: fixed chords or progressions with intelligent voicing
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Connections:
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Data transfer: USB-C
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Sustain pedal input: 6.35 mm jack
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Input expression pedal: 6.35 mm jack
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Auxiliary input: 6.35 mm TRS jack
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MIDI in/out: 2x 5-pin DIN
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Construction: sturdy wood and aluminum chassis
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Power supply: via USB-C or 12 V / 1 A + center power adapter
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Dimensions: NC
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Weight: NC
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Compatibilities:
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Advanced integration with Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, Bitwig Studio
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MCU and HUI protocols
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Integration with Arturia software
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Software included:
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Analog Lab Pro (over 2000 sounds)
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Mini V
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Piano V
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Augmented Strings
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Rev PLATE-140
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Ableton Live Lite
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NI The Gentleman
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2 months of Loopcloud subscription
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Melodics subscription with dozens of lessons
Presentation
The KeyLab MK3 49 Black is not just a simple MIDI keyboard, but also offers a cutting-edge visual interface. The 3.5" color display with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, coupled with 8 context-sensitive buttons, gives you immediate access to settings, parameters and custom assignments.
Whether you're controlling your virtual instruments via Analog Lab Pro software or setting up your controls on the most popular DAWs, this keyboard offers you an unprecedented control experience.
The creative tools built into the KeyLab MK3 49 Black go far beyond the expectations of professional musicians. With Scale mode, you can automatically adjust notes to a specific scale, while the arpeggiator and chord playing with intelligent voicing provide unparalleled harmonic richness. These features are perfectly suited to producers looking to push the limits of their creativity without complexity, transforming each studio session into a fluid and innovative musical exploration.
Information
To go further...
- Improved keyboard: complete redesign of the keyboard with an improvement in balance, weight and spring tension, offering better playability for synth and piano sounds
- Visual interface: new 3.5" color screen (320 x 480 px), offering a more intuitive visual interface with 8 contextual buttons for advanced parameter control
- Sensitive knobs and faders: 9 360° rotary knobs and 9 sensitive faders, allowing you to instantly display values and functions on the screen by touching the controls
- New creative functions: introduction of Scale mode, an improved arpeggiator with random functions, and a chord mode offering progressions with intelligent voicing
- Pad capabilities: 12 velocity and pressure sensitive pads, with 4 banks available, offering up to 48 virtual pads for more complex mappings
- Connectivity: Switch to USB-C for faster and more reliable data transfer, while maintaining other MIDI and pedal connections
- Software bundle: New software bundle enriched with Analog Lab Pro, Mini V, Piano V, Augmented Strings, Rev PLATE-140, Ableton Live Lite, NI The Gentleman, as well as subscriptions to Loopcloud and Melodics
In short, the KeyLab MK3 49 Black brings significant improvements over its predecessor.
Since its creation, Arturia has evolved with the needs of musicians and producers, offering increasingly powerful tools.
The KeyLab series, in particular, has established itself as a reference in the world of master keyboards, combining aesthetics, robustness and technological innovation.
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Created in 1999, Arturia is a French brand specialized in the development of software, virtual instruments and electronic music instruments. Recent products include synthesizers that can substitute different modeled analog modules, such as a filter bank from one synth and an oscillator from another, to create new sounds, as well as drum machines that contain both models of old units and new hybrid systems. Their biggest successes are surely the Minimoog emulation, Jupiter 8V, CS-80, Prophet 5 but also their hybrid synths of the Analog Experience series. You like Funk, Disco, House music... the Arturia brand is made for you !