Arturia Keylab 61 MKII + Studio Bundle

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Arturia Keylab 61 MKII + Studio Bundle
Product no: 9000-0058-7823 Bax Music Warranty: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface This product comes with a 3-year warranty. Innox IVA 06 Desktop Microphone Stand This product comes with a 3-year warranty. Arturia Keylab 61 MKII MIDI/USB Keyboard (Black) This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

Specifications

1x Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Studio 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface
Focusrite's Scarlett 2i2 Studio 3rd Gen USB audio interface comes with a condenser microphone, a set of headphones and a comprehensive software bundle to help you make professional recordings.

Product features

19 inches	no
Number of analogue Inputs	2
Number of analogue outputs	2
Number of headphone outputs	1
Studio bundle components	audio interface, microphone, headphone, microphone cable
Computer ports	USB
Sustainable product	not specified
Phantom power	yes
Suitable for operating system	Apple OSX / Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Interface for	guitarists, vocals + guitar
Total guitar/bass inputs	2
Total microphone inputs	2
Starter Pack Contents	audio interface, headphones, microphone(s)
Low latency monitoring	yes, direct monitoring
Maximum sample rate	192 kHz
Included data cable	USB cable
Included software	Ableton Live Lite, Pro Tools Artist (3 month subscription)
Network connections	none
Software included	yes, download
Analogue audio input type	balanced line in (TRS jack), microphone input (XLR), Hi-Z instrument input (TS jack)
Analogue audio output type	balanced line out (TRS jack), headphone output (jack or mini-jack)
Type of microphone	condenser

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	2,3 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	44,5 x 26,5 x 11,5 cm

Product specifications

USB audio interface
dimensions: 106 x 429 x 258 mm
weight: 2.3 kg
included:
- USB cable (type C to A)
- Scarlett CM25 mkIII microphone and clip
- Scarlett HP60 mkIII headphones
- 1x 3m XLR cable

Included software:

Ableton Live Lite
Splice Sounds
Hitmaker Expansion
- Antares® Auto-Tune® Access
- Relab’s LX480 Essentials
- Softube® Marshall® Silver Jubilee 2555
- XLN Audio® Addictive Keys
- XLN Audio® Addictive Drums 2: Studio Rock
- Brainworx® bx_oberhausen
- Brainworx® bx_console Focusrite SC
- Brainworx® bx_masterdesk
- Focusrite Red 2 & 3 Plug-in Suite

1x Innox IVA 06 Desktop Microphone Stand
The highly useful IVA 06 desktop microphone stand is compatible with studio as well dynamic microphones and comes fitted with a heavy, stabilising metal base, a height-adjustable support, and comes including a screw-thread adapter.

Product features

Number of stands	1
Sustainable product	not specified
Microphone stand weight	0 - 1 kg
Boom arm	no
Height adjustable	yes
Colour	black
Stand material	steel
Maximum height of stand	< 50 cm
Included stand accessories	none
Mininum stand height	10 to 15 cm
Podcast bundle	no
Screw thread size	3/8 inch, 5/8 inch
Set	no
Construction	2-part telescopic
Accessory type	microphone stand
Type of stand	tabletop stand/tripod
Type of stand base	base plate
Type of vlogging accessory	microphone stand / clip

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	600 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	18,5 x 15,5 x 3,5 cm

Product specifications

desktop microphone stand
height: 145 to 230mm
stable, metal base
base finished with rubber pads for improved grip and to prevent scratching
microphone clip adapter included (⅜ inch to ⅝ inch)

1x Arturia Keylab 61 MKII MIDI/USB Keyboard (Black)
Operate your studio and your DAW software with the comprehensive Arturia Keylab MKII. It features encoders, faders, transport buttons, aftertouch and comes with some great software packages!

Product features

Number of pads	16
Number of keys	61
Aftertouch	yes, monophonic
Display	graphic
Sustainable product	not specified
Functions	channel fader(s), infinite encoder(s) (readable), master section / transport, multi-coloured backlit buttons / pads, sustain pedal port, expression pedal port
Included software	Ableton Live Lite
MIDI & other	MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI over USB, CV/gate out
Fits inside backpack	no
Software included	yes, download
Type of keys	keyboard action
Type of USB port	USB-B

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	8,1 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	96,5 x 37,0 x 12,5 cm

Product specifications

Arturia Keylab 61 MKII
MIDI/USB keyboard, black
included software:
- Analog Lab
- Ableton Live Lite
- Piano V
faders: 9
encoders: 9
CV/gate: 4x (pitch, gate, mod)
seamless integration with all Arturia software instruments
presets for DAWs with magnetic overlays for the controllers
pedal inputs: expression, sustain, 3x aux
system requirements:
- Windows 7
- OSX 10.10
- RAM: 4 GB
- CPU: 2 GHz
- free disk space: 7 GB

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JeeTee July 27, 2020

Wrote the following about Arturia Keylab 61 MKII MIDI/USB Keyboard (Black)

Here are my impressions after using this midi keyboard for a few weeks (I'm a pro level musician/DAW user).

It's well constructed, and looks great! The keybed, whilst not fully weighted, is extremely responsive and playable - it feels like a musical instrument. It has a light, positive action, without being too spongey. Works equally well with synth and piano sounds.

Pitch and Mod wheels work fine. Also faders - which have enough resolution to send all values between 1 and 127. This ISN'T the case for the rotary encoders - they produce stepped data, which also has an odd jitter to it - unusable if you're automating filter sweeps with high resonance.

Pads are quite usable with practice, but are not quite as good as Akai's offerings, which are still top of the tree.

DAW controls and Transport all work perfectly within Cubase (once you've set up a Mackie Control remote template - details on Arturia's website).

It's not perfect, but then very few things are these days. If you're buying it for the included 'Analog Lab' software instrument, I would think twice - yes there are LOTS of nice sounds, but all parameters are hard-wired to faders/encoders and you can't reassign them. So you are stuck if Cutoff Frequency is assigned to one of those dodgy rotary encoders...

But don't panic - once in User Mode you can assign any Fader/Pad/Encoder/Button to whatever you like. It's just not possible to avoid using the encoders when using Analog Lab.

Other things that I DIDN'T especially like were -

Monophonic aftertouch on the keys is pretty heavy and unusable.

(The polyphonic aftertouch on the pads is much better.)

There are still some bugs in Arturia's MCC software - you won't be able to completely backup the settings you make in the KeyLab 61 MkII. Some of the 'names' will be missing.

Personally, I bought this for it's keybed, faders and pads, a useful 'musical interface' to use with a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). If you're looking for the same, I can recommend it.