Especially when using Analog Lab, the integration between the plug and the KeyLab 88 is pretty much seamless. The result is a controller that feels more like a synth. These changed settings can be stored in patches so you can build up a big collection of highly usable presets to control anything capable of accepting CCs. With other synths or plugs you can learn in either direction and it is possible to change the CC numbers of pretty much everything. The controllers have specific functions within Arturia synths so they are dual labelled. We're never quite comfortable with the Pitch and Mod wheels above the end of the keyboard but with 88 keys we imagine it just would have made it too long to have placed them at the more traditional end, and they both work smoothly and cleanly. If like us, you hate playing drums on a keyboard, the Pads are a breath of fresh air. You can also plug in a Sustain pedal, Expression pedal, Aux footswitch, and Breath controller - so plenty of performance options before you even get to the two clickable encoders, six transport switches, one modulation wheel, one pitch bend wheel, two banks of ten encoders, two banks of nine sliders, one volume encoder, ten assignable switches and 16 backlit pads with velocity and pressure sensitivity. Creative controlīut what about performance control? Well the keyboard has a smooth and responsive aftertouch. There has been some sensible ergonomic thought gone into this design. This is made even more obvious by the addition of the laptop extender panel at the right-hand end and the central, and substantial, music/iPad stand. These sounds can then be used in Multis, and with a keyboard like this you can build some serious Multis, so it really has the ability to be a performance instrument. Negotiating the library is pretty straightforward and you have various search and display options which, along with your personal ratings and descriptions, allow you to get to the sound you want very quickly. If you own the V collection or any earlier synths you can open these directly in Analog Lab and edit them, and then save the patches so they all become part of the library. Using Arturia's proprietary TAE technology they sound big, fat and authoritative.
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