


Arturia
Arturia Keylab Essential 49 MK3 Black
Your essential ingredients for creativity
Whether you’re a beginner producer or an experienced music maker looking for a refreshed setup, KeyLab Essential distills everything you want in a controller into a simple, fun, expressive keyboard for production and performance. Enjoy comfy keybeds, tactile DAW-integrated controls, and thoughtful layout that simply makes your creative life easier.
Advanced features, simple workflow
KeyLab Essential provides an array of useful & intuitive controls that’ll get the job done. Interact with encoders, faders, pads, and more in a way
that makes sense for your setup, giving you a hands-on experience balanced with software flexibility.
The best DAW integration
Get creative right out the box with KeyLab Essential’s custom DAW scripts, bringing pre-mapped controls into your workflow with any major DAW. Not only that, but the KeyLab Essential controls work seamlessly with Analog Lab V, the included sound anthology plugin - letting you freely explore thousands of sounds old and new.
Your musical workhorse
For when you want to get experimental, find a new sound, or just need a bit of extra inspiration, KeyLab Essential has a few tricks up its sleeve. Create fun ever-changing melodies with the Arpeggiator, weave rich chord voicings with Chord play, and always stay in key thanks to Scale mode.
Included Software:
6 titles giving everything to make music your own way - here’s what’s included:
- Analog Lab V software with 2000 synth & keyboard sounds
- Ableton Live Lite
- UVI Model D
- Native Instruments Komplete 15 Select bundle of your choice (Select Beats, Select Band or Select Electronic)
- Loopcloud subscription
- Melodics subscription
What’s new compared to the previous version?
- A bigger display with 4 contextual buttons
- 5 dedicated DAW scripts, plus MCU & HUI protocols, for controlling any DAW
- Enhanced integration with Arturia Software
- Creative features: Scale mode, Chord Play, Arpeggiator (with presets), Hold function
- 2 Pad Banks (for finger drumming, clip launching, or User configuration)
- Bigger software bundle (Analog Lab V, Ableton Live Lite, NI The Gentleman, UVI Model D, Loopcloud & Melodics)
- Multi-purpose pedal input (Sustain, Footswitch or Expression)
- USB-C
- Eco-designed
- Velocity-sensitive keybed with hybrid synth-piano feel
- 1 clickable encoder, 9 encoders, 9 faders (30mm), 6 transport switches, 4 command switches, 1 modulation wheel, 1 pitch bend wheel, 8 touch & pressure-sensitive pads
- MIDI out, USB, Sustain pedal
- Premium music-making software bundle
- Seamless integration with Analog Lab V (included)
- Creative features like Arpeggiator, Chord play, and Scale mode

NKS compatibility + free Komplete 15 Select bundle
NKS integration for KeyLab MK3, KeyLab Essential MK3, and MiniLab MK3 ranges!
Arturia controllers can now seamlessly integrate with NKS-compatible software instruments and applications, making them more versatile and intuitive tools for music production, with deep parameter mapping, enhanced browsing capabilities, and a unified workflow across 2,000 plus supported plugins.
Free Komplete 15 Select included
Packed with synths, sampled instruments, and studio effects suited to your genre of choice to start experiencing the seamless connection between the controller and NKS.
*You will receive a voucher code to choose one edition on the NI webshop at no charge.*