As well as offering ultimate integration with Analog Lab 2, KeyLab Essential is a universal MIDI controller, compatible with any third-party instruments or software. This functionality keeps your hands on the controller and your mind in the music. Play your track, jog forwards and back, save, toggle your metronome and loop, record, and punch in on the fly.

KeyLab Essential is packed with clever controls that help you make swift work of everyday tasks within your recording software.

Geared for maximum compatibility, KeyLab Essential gives you unadulterated control of your digital world, seamlessly integrating with virtual instruments and DAW software. Once you’ve experienced the creative workflow of KeyLab Essential, you’ll wonder how you ever made music without it. With the KeyLab Essential on your desk and its comprehensive set of music software loaded in your computer, the only required step to start experimenting, composing and recording is sitting in front of them. KeyLab Essential is the result of careful research, with the aim of streamlining your creative process, giving you more time to express yourself through music. It’s easy to let your concentration drift and your inspiration slip when you spend hours on tedious tasks. That’s why we’ve created KeyLab Essential: to make the technical stuff as simple as possible. Never been fan of menu excavations and setting headaches? We think the same. Spend less time with a keyboard and mouse, and more time creating, performing, and playing. KeyLab Essential helps you keep your eye on the target. KeyLab Essential makes navigating your track a breeze thanks to the dedicated DAW Command Center, and makes browsing your presets an exciting, inspiring experience. From the responsive keyboard to the intelligently assigned knobs and faders, you’ll feel like everything you touch turns to gold. Every aspect of KeyLab Essential has been carefully chosen to give you the best possible experience when creating and performing. Music is at the heart of this controller. KeyLab Essential lets you focus on what’s important… So many distractions, so many new things to learn.

Creating music in the digital world is sometimes a little challenging.

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