Arturia Announces KeyLab 88 MIDI Keyboard Controller
Originally making its debut at Musikmesse 2014 in Germany, Arturia’s KeyLab 88 is now gracing us with its presence stateside. The Keylab 88 is a high-end MIDI instrument for tech savvy pianists who won’t settle for anything less than weighted keys with hammer action of a Steinway.
Arturia’s KeyLab 88 is designed to take pianists instrumentation to a deeper level.
Arturia is including three software programs for the first 3,000 shipped units:
- UVI Grand Piano Model D – Virtual instrument modeled after the Steinway Model D concert grand piano
- UVI Pianoteq 5 Stage – Virtual instrument modeled after a variety of pianos, electric pianos and chromatic instruments.
- Arturia Analog Lab – Virtual instrument modeled after a variety of analog synthesizers
The Arturia KeyLab 88 is available now for $999 MSRP from authorized dealers. Here are more details from Arturia:
Arturia has pushed the design envelope with well-thought-through added touches such as an attachable shelf extension to create a work surface suited to comfortably accommodating a laptop or even a lead synth such as Arturia’s compact and bijou MicroBrute monosynth. Moreover, this extension even has a rubber base to prevent slippage during energetic performances! Meanwhile, music readers will appreciate an attachable sizeable music stand that is capable of holding the largest of songbooks but equally works well as a tablet holder, both in portrait mode for the environmentally-friendly sheet music app user or landscape mode for fans of iOS synths, such as Arturia’s own iMini, iSEM, and iProphet iPad apps, for example.
Either way, KeyLab 88 ensures its users have everything they need, whatever their musical needs. Far more than just another MIDI keyboard controller, the road-ready aluminium and wood-constructed KeyLab 88 has been designed to take its rightful place at the centre of any studio or stage setup as the premier control centre for the modern musician.