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Arturia Keylab 49 Black Edition

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Arturia Keylab 49 Black Edition
Product no: 9000-0020-2654 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Controller keyboards have become truly indispensable tools for digital music making. Their numbers are many and they come in all sorts of colours and sizes and with many different functions. Don't be fooled by the Arturia Keylab 49 Black Edition MIDI/USB keyboard though - it may look like may other USB/MIDI keyboards, but none of those are as complete as this Arturia. Ok, first things first; this keyboard has 49 full-size velocity-sensitive keys with aftertouch. This means that the keyboard is still fairly portable, yet allows you to play radically expressive solos.

Options of the Arturia Keylab 49 Black Edition

However, you need more than just an excellent set of keys for a good MIDI/USB keyboard, and this Keylab definitely doesn't disappoint! It's got knobs, sliders, pads, pitch and modulation wheels - all of them fully assignable! Further still, it has the familiar transport buttons for your DAW, and other buttons for programming using the display. But perhaps its most remarkable feature (something that definitely isn't on your average USB/MIDI keyboard) is the connection for a breath controller. What's more, you can also hook up a sustain, expression or other auxiliary pedal, as well as classic MIDI devices via the familiar DIN connection. Of course, many other USB/MIDI keyboards have some of these functions, but to find all of them on a single device is truly remarkable.

Software

Naturally, this keyboard is compatible with all DAW software, as it simply sends out MIDI data. Moreover, the Keylab comes with an impressive collection of virtual instruments. Analog Lab offers the sound engines of titles like Mini V, CS-80 V, Jupiter-8V, ARP 2600 V, Modular V, Oberheim SEM V, Matrix-12 V, VOX Continental-V and Wurlitzer V. There are over 6000 presets, so get ready to say goodbye to your evenings as a remote control couch commander, as they all deserve to be played. Even more tones come to you via the Solina-V (a vintage strings machine), the Prophet-V and the UVI Grand Piano Model D.

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Specifications

Product features

Number of pads 16
Number of keys 49
Aftertouch yes, monophonic
Functions channel fader(s), master section / transport
MIDI & other MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI over USB
Type of keys keyboard action

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 8,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 100,0 x 40,0 x 20,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Arturia Keylab 49 Black Edition
  • USB/MIDI controller
  • number of keys: 49, touch-sensitive with aftertouch
  • knobs: 10+3
  • sliders: 9
  • pads: 16
  • transport buttons
  • program buttons
  • pitch-bend wheel
  • modulation wheel
  • octave shift buttons
  • compatible with all DAW software
  • connectors:
    • MIDI in (DIN)
    • MIDI out (DIN)
    • expression pedal
    • sustain pedal
    • aux pedal
    • breath-controller, 1/8" (3.5 mm)
    • USB (to computer)
    • DC in (for use without USB power from computer)
  • comes with extensive software pack for PC/Mac:
    • Analog Lab
    • Solina V (bonus for the Black Edition)
    • Prophet V (bonus for the Black Edition)
    • UVI Grand Piano Model D (bonus for the Black Edition)
  • limited edition
  • colour: black
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Arturia Keylab 49 Black Edition

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Goede prijs voor een heel mooi product met hele bruikbare geluiden. Voornamelijk z'n geld waard door de hardware/software samenwerking. Er zijn mankementen: het registreren van de software gaf een error waardoor ik contact moest zoeken met de Arturia service voor ik de synths kon gebruiken. Ook was de pitch-wheel snel defect. Uiteindelijk makkelijk zelf te fixen door een veertje op z'n plek te duwen na openen, maar zou niet mogen gebeuren. Al met al door de opstartproblemen alsnog vijf sterren omdat het product erg mooi ontworpen is en heel veel oplevert voor het geld. Vooral een aanrader als je een inspirerend stuk hardware wil hebben met een berg bruikbare, hoge kwaliteit geluiden. Het helpt als je je niet op je tenen getrapt voelt door de (kleine) tekortkomingen en als je jezelf proactief opstelt om ze op te lossen. Zou eigenlijk niet moeten mogen maar... Het zij zo!
Arturia Keylab 49 Black Edition

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Après avoir épluché beaucoup de tests techniques, je me suis décidé à commander ce joli bébé...le look et la qualité de fabrication sont au top, bois et métal, rendent la structure solide , le clavier est souple, mais je ne suis pas pianiste, et cela me convient. La machine dispose de sons parfaitement modifiables ou utilisable sans problème , les possibilités dépassent largement ce à quoi je m'attendais, et je dois dire que depuis son arrivée je dors peu , tellement je suis à la découverte des possibilités de mon compagnon de jeux. Facile et intuitif ? pas vraiment, il demande un temps d'adaptation conséquent car il est très performant, on ne s'ennuie pas avec lui...il permet tous les jeux par sa souplesse et son adaptabilité et conviendra même aux débutants, car cette machine est formatrice , tant on a envie d'explorer ses possibilités..Bien sur il a des lacunes, : il ne fait pas le café,.mais il est toujours prêt à faire ce qu'il fait de mieux, Son Boulot ! fidèle et efficace, il l'est, c est un concentré de plaisir pour le concepteur de pub et de vidéos que je suis. la notice technique vous dira le reste.

Arturia presents the Keylab Black Edition USB/MIDI keyboards

Monday 10 August 2015

The number of USB/MIDI keyboards has become virtually astronomical. Which makes sense, of course, as they are key accessories for DAW software and the number of DAW users is growing every day. Arturia's Keylabs have been around for a while, but the new Black Edition models (49 and 61 keys) offer additional software packs.

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